Hezbollah says it launched attacks at nine Israeli military sites

FRANCE 24

13 June 2024 at 2:41 am·1-min read

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites on Thursday. A security source told Lebanon it was the largest attack waged by Hezbollah since October. The attacks were carried out in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Tuesday that killed a senior Hezbollah field commander. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)

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