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Hezbollah launches new strikes on Israeli positions near Lebanon
The armed Lebanese group claimed four attacks on Israeli positions, the latest an Israeli-occupied area in southern Lebanon’s Kfarchouba. Hezbollah said it hit a deployment of Israeli soldiers with artillery strikes in Jal al-Alam, killing at least one soldier and wounding another.
It also claimed an attack on the Metulla military site that hit a tank, and said it targeted soldiers in the vicinity of Zarit barracks with artillery fire.
Israeli military attacks Hezbollah buildings with air raids
The Israeli military released aerial footage it says shows massive air raids on structures used by Hezbollah. The attacks targeted buildings in southern Lebanon’s Khiam, Aita al-Shaab, and Taybeh, it said.
Hezbollah hits Israeli army position near border
Lebanese armed group says it targeted a building where Israeli soldiers were stationed at the Zarit settlement on the Israel-Lebanon border – the latest in a series of attacks.
‘Millions’ pour into Yemeni streets in weekly pro-Palestinian marches
A sea of people took to the streets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the latest march to oppose Israel’s war on Gaza and express solidarity with Palestinians.
The footage below shows the al-Sabeen Square in the capital Sanaa, which has been the main gathering place for demonstrators since the start of the war – and US and UK attacks on Yemen since January to stop Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Nasreddin Amer, deputy head of the media authority of the Houthis, says “millions” joined the marches on the second Friday of Ramadan as with previous weeks.
تلبيةً لنداء القائد وأكثر من مليوني مسلم في قطاع غزة... حشود مليونية في ميدان السبعين بالعاصمة صنعاء في مسيرة "عملياتنا مستمرة.. أوقفوا عدوانكم" pic.twitter.com/kFTIYqAknq
— نصر الدين عامر (@Nasr_Amer1) March 22, 2024
UK, US conduct raids in Yemen: News report
Houthi-affiliated TV channel Al-Masirah reports the American and British militaries carried out two raids on al-Sabeen district in the capital, Sanaa. Four air strikes also occurred in al-Wahda district, also in Sanaa, al-Masirah said.
The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have carried out dozens of attacks on vessels with commercial ties to the US, the United Kingdom and Israel in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November. The group says the attacks are a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
