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It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. More than a thousand were also injured, Lebanon’s health ministry said, without saying how many were civilians. The armed group Hezbollah sent rockets into northern Israel and …
The Israeli leader vowed to take “whatever action is necessary” to diminish the threat posed by Hezbollah. A senior official with the militant group warned that an overnight barrage of missiles against Israel was “just the beginning.”
The latest uptick stoked fear of a broader war in the region. Hezbollah’s response came after a week in which Israel carried out a series of audacious attacks, killing some of the group’s top commanders.
Israel said Ibrahim Aqeel was meeting with other senior Hezbollah commanders at the time of Friday’s airstrike. The United States had accused Aqeel of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.
Israel carried out one of the most intense bombardments of the past year, as warplanes launched 70 airstrikes, Lebanese security officials said. The barrage came shortly after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to respond after explosions of pagers and walkie-ta…
Israeli forces pulled back from the city of Tulkarm this week only to return, leaving some residents asking whether it is worth rebuilding after destructive raids.
The United Nations criticized the strike, which killed 18 people including six of its workers. Israel said the former school it targeted had become a haven for militants.
Six U.N. employees were among those killed in the strikes at a school turned shelter in Nuseirat, U.N. officials said. The Israeli military said Hamas fighters were using the school to carry out attacks.
Israeli forces said they struck at Hamas militants in an area crowded with civilians. The Gazan Health Ministry said at least 19 people were confirmed dead, and more were buried in the rubble.
Syria blamed Israel for one of the deadliest attacks in the country in months. Israel did not immediately comment.