Israel says it foiled a 'pending large-scale attack' by Iranian forces and Shiite militia on Israeli targets with a series of airstrikes near Damascus
Iran has denied that any of its targets were hit.In a further escalation of tensions in the region, Lebanon's Prime Minister is accusing Israel of an attack on Lebanese sovereignty after two drones are reported to have crashed in Beirut.The Israel Defense Forces claimed responsibility for the airstrikes near Damascus on Saturday evening, saying it was necessary to thwart multiple attacks by what it called killer, or kamikaze, drones.
Lebanon reports Israeli drones in BeirutMeanwhile, the Lebanese army and Hezbollah say that two Israeli"reconnaissance drones" fell in Beirut's southern suburb early Sunday, in what Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri described as an"attack on Lebanon's sovereignty.
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