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Israel intercepts drones launched by Hezbollah and attacks “more than one hundred” alleged targets of the group in Lebanon

Column of smoke after a bombardment by the Israeli Army against the town of Rayhan, in Lebanon (file)


Column of smoke after a bombardment by the Israeli Army against the town of Rayhan, in Lebanon (file) – Europa Press/Contact/Taher Abu Hamdan

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MADRID 30 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army claimed this Wednesday to have intercepted three drones launched by the Shiite party-militia Hezbollah from Lebanon and has estimated at “more than one hundred” the “terrorist targets” bombed during the last day in Lebanese territory.

Thus, he has indicated that a total of three unmanned devices that entered the country from Lebanon were “shot down” by the Air Force and has stressed that there are no victims, before indicating that firefighters are working to put out a fire caused by the fall. of the remains at Gesher Haziv.

Shortly before, he had indicated that another drone had been intercepted, while a second device hit the city of Nahariya, where a defense installation has suffered material damage, as confirmed by local authorities, according to the newspaper ‘Haaretz’.

The Army has also stressed that during the last day it has attacked “more than one hundred terrorist targets” and has “eliminated” dozens of Hezbollah terrorists, within the framework of the invasion unleashed on October 1 after more than eleven months of clashes with the group in the border area.

The new clashes take place after Hezbollah named Naim Qasem as its new leader, more than a month after the death of Hasan Nasrallah in an Israeli bombing against Beirut and the confirmation of the death of his cousin and main favorite to succeed him. leader of the group, Hashem Safiedín, in another attack carried out days later in the Lebanese capital.

The Government of Lebanon has put the death toll at around 2,800 and around 12,800 injured due to the attacks carried out by Israel since October 8, 2023, after the militia party began firing projectiles in support of the Palestinian groups following the attacks carried out the day before against Israeli territory.

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