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‘Reality hitting Israel again in the face’
Alon Liel, former director general at the Israel’s Foreign Ministry, says the feeling in Israel when Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed few weeks ago was that the war was over.
He said the belief was that Hezbollah would collapse after his death, but it did not happen. “The fighting is still going on and Israel lost 10 soldiers in the last 24 hours. The reality is hitting us again in the face” the former diplomat said, stressing that the situation in the conflict is very much affected by the upcoming presidential election in the US next month.
“The leadership of Israel would like to see a Trump victory,” the analyst said. “And I think at this moment, so close to the elections, everything Israel does – either on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran – is affected by American considerations.”
Hezbollah says launched drones at Israeli army base
Hezbollah says its fighters launched a drone attack targeting a military base in northern Israel after claiming rocket fire at the same area.
Hezbollah fighters launched “an air attack with a swarm of explosives-laden drones” on the base located east of Safad, the group said in a statement, shortly after announcing it had fired “a salvo of rockets” at the town.
Two killed in Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon
Two people have died after being wounded by shrapnel from a rocket barrage launched from Lebanon into northern Israel, according to hospital sources cited by local media.
“A 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were pronounced dead after they were brought in critical condition,” a hospital spokesman said in a statement.
A further 25 injured people are being treated at the medical center, including two adults with shrapnel injuries and two children experiencing anxiety attacks, the spokesperson added.
Earlier, the Israeli army said “approximately 30 projectiles” from Lebanon were intercepted near the Arab town of Majd al-Krum in the Galilee region. Hezbollah also said it targeted the northern Israeli town of Karmiel with a large missile salvo.
Rescue workers work at the scene of an attack following a barrage of incoming rockets on Friday in Majd Al-Krum, Israel
More Israeli troops ‘killed and injured’ in border clashes: Hezbollah
Hezbollah says it killed and wounded more Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Odaisseh.
“At 5:20pm on Friday [14:20 GMT] a Zionist force consisting of 12 soldiers was targeted with a guided missile that inflicted confirmed injuries. After 20 minutes, a Hummer military vehicle with four soldiers inside intervened to support the first force. It was also hit with a guided missile, which led to their deaths and injuries,” the armed group said in a statement.
Israel’s army has sustained significant losses in recent days in border fighting with Hezbollah. At least 10 Israeli soldiers were killed in attacks in the past 24 hours with dozens more wounded.
