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Monday, February 26, 2024
After Hezbollah downs IDF drone, military says it is striking group ‘deep’ in Lebanon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it is carrying out airstrikes against Hezbollah targets “deep” in Lebanon.
The strikes come after the terror group shot down an Israeli military drone over southern Lebanon.
The IDF says it will provide further details on the strikes soon.
Lebanese media report Israeli strikes near the city of Baalbek in northeast Lebanon.
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They appear to be the deepest publicly confirmed Israeli strikes in Lebanon in years. Baalbek, an area identified in the past as a Hezbollah stronghold, is nearly 100 kilometers from the Israeli border.
