April 21, 2024 5:03 a.m. ET
Israeli forces attacked 4 areas in Lebanon in a single day, Lebanese state information company reported
From CNN’s Charbel Mallo, Benjamin Brown and Eileen Nassar
Israel attacked 4 areas in southern Lebanon in a single day, Lebanese state information company reported, as tensions within the area escalate over Israeli army operations in Gaza. Airstrikes hit the villages of Kiam, Tire Halfa, and Kfarkera close to Odaise, in addition to the realm between Ramieh and Beit Reef.
The Israeli army confirmed artillery hearth at three of the 4 areas, hitting alleged Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed Lebanese extremist group with one of the crucial highly effective militias within the Middle East.
The Israeli army introduced in Tayre Halfa that it had “recognized terrorists working inside a Hezbollah army facility” that its fighter jets had attacked. Elsewhere, Israeli forces attacked an “commentary put up” in Odaise and “two army installations” in Kiam.
Israel-Lebanon relations: Since October 7, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel, killing 1,200 folks and taking greater than 250 hostages, Israeli and Hezbollah forces have carried out cross-border taking pictures and reporting. He continues to battle for revenge. Hezbollah’s political stance has been clearly in help of Palestinian armed teams. The Gaza Ministry of Health strongly condemned Israel’s relentless air strikes on Gaza, which have killed greater than 34,000 Palestinians and injured greater than 76,900.
CNN’s Tamara Kiblawi and Abeer Salman contributed reporting.