Hezbollah has launched a missile at Tel Aviv in its deepest strike yet into Israel, marking a further escalation after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people.
The Israel i Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon , in northern Israel , on Sept. 24, 2024.BEIRUT — Hezbollah launched a missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday in its deepest strike yet into Israel , marking a further escalation after Israel i strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people.
Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group have steadily escalated over the last 11 months. Hezbollah has been firing rockets, missiles and drones into northern Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and its ally Hamas, a fellow Iran-backed militant group. Israel has moved thousands of troops who had been serving in Gaza to the northern border. It says Hezbollah has some 150,000 rockets and missiles, including some capable of striking anywhere in Israel, and that the group has fired some 9,000 rockets and drones since last October.
It was the latest in a string of assassinations and other setbacks for Hezbollah, which is Lebanon’s strongest political and military actor and is widely considered the top paramilitary force in the Arab world. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 564 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday, including 50 children and 94 women, and that more than 1,800 have been wounded, a staggering toll forThank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.
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