A few days after one year of conflict between Israel and the armed Hamas of the Gaza Strip, The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah is now waging one of its worst confrontations, which has been marked by unprecedented Israeli bombings.
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Although the international gaze was on Gaza, the sight also turned towards a scenario that seemed secondary until last September 17, also focusing its eyes on Lebanon, when Israel simultaneously blew up thousands of pagers in the hands of Hezbollah members in the south and east of the countryand the southern suburbs of Beirut, its main strongholds in the country.
Then, there was an attack by the Islamist movement Hamas against Israeli territory to warn that this group was not alone and that the disputed Lebanese “front” was still a threat.
After these attacks by both sides, the
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Hezbollah claims to have killed Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah said this Friday that it has launched artillery shells against a concentration of Israeli soldiers stationed in a town in southern Lebanon, causing “deaths and injuries.”
“In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the barbaric Israeli invasion (…) the mujahideen (fighters) of the Islamic Resistance attacked a force of Israeli enemy vehicles and soldiers on the Maroun al Ras plain with artillery shells at 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT) today,” according to a statement from the formation.
So far, the Israeli Army has not commented on this information.
Israel confirms the death of another Hezbollah commander in the Beirut bombing on Thursday
The Israeli Army announced this Friday the death of the head of the communications unit of the Shiite group Hezbollah, Muhammad Rashid Safakiin the bombardment it launched against Beirut, both in the southern suburbs and in its historic center on Thursday night.
“Muhammad Rashid Safaki was a senior Hezbollah terrorist, responsible for the communications unit since 2000,” a statement said.
*With information from EFE
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