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SvennoJ on 23 August 2024
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Israel intercepts rockets fired from southern Lebanon

The rockets were fired over Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee region in Israel’s north near its border with Lebanon, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. Meanwhile, separate rocket launches from southern Lebanon resulted in fires in the same area, without causing casualties.

According to Israeli media outlet Walla, at least 1,091 projectiles were launched from Lebanon towards Israel in the last month, a threefold increase compared with the beginning of the year.

The Israeli-Lebanese border has witnessed intense tension and deadly attacks on both sides since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.


Israeli military claims to take out fighter cell in Lebanon’s Tayr Harfa

Israel’s air force has struck and “eliminated” a fighter cell that was preparing to shoot projectiles at Israel from the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Harfa, said the Israeli military in a statement.

Footage shared by the Israeli military on its official Telegram page appeared to show a projectile quickly being fired from the targeted facility, right after it was struck by Israeli forces.

Israel’s military also says it fired artillery at “threats” in southern Lebanon’s Shebaa. The claimed strikes continue a series of daily, cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.


Hezbollah claims attack on spy equipment in northern Israel

The Lebanese group says it carried out the strike on the equipment located in the Israeli base in Meron, near the border with Lebanon. It said the strike conducted “hit the target directly, leading to its destruction”.

The Israeli army, which reported the attack earlier, said no casualities resulted, according to local media. Separately, Hezbollah said its fighters attacked the Israeli army’s “al-Malikiyah site” at 9:40am (06:40 GMT) with artillery shells, without giving further details.


Israeli drone attack kills child in southern Lebanon: Reports

Israeli forces have attacked a home and car in Lebanon’s southern village of Aita al-Jabal, according to Lebanese media reports. The attacks killed at least two people, including a seven-year-old child, reports Lebanon’s an-Nahar news site, citing the country’s Health Ministry.

The attack was the first to target the area in the latest flare-up in violence between Israel and Hezbollah amid the war on Gaza, said an-Nahar.


Hezbollah claims attack on troops in northern Israel

The Lebanese group says it conducted an artillery strike on the soldiers located in the vicinity of the “Khazan Hill”. It said the attack was carried out at 12:10pm (09:10 GMT) and hit the target directly.


Seven killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon: Health Ministry

The Lebanese Ministry of Health says that seven people, including a child, were killed in Israeli raids on the towns of Tayr Harfa, Aita al-Jabal, Mays al-Jabal and Aitaroun. An Israeli fighter jet also targeted the town of Yaroun.

Hezbollah later mourned three fighters who died in the Tayr Harfa raid.