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Thursday, July 4, 2024
At memorial for slain commander, senior Hezbollah official says terror group will ‘target new sites’ in Israel
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A senior Hezbollah official hints that the terror group will expand its attacks on Israel, amid heightened tension on the border with Lebanon.
Speaking at an event in Beirut commemorating senior Hezbollah commander Muhammad Nimah Nasser, who was killed in an Israeli strike yesterday, Hashem Safieddine says, “The series of responses continues in succession, and this series will continue to target new sites that the enemy did not imagine would be hit.”
Earlier today, Hezbollah fired some 200 rockets and 20 explosive-laden drones at Israel in retaliation to Nasser’s killing, some of which sparked fires in and around northern cities and towns.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was carrying out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon in response to the major rocket and drone attack.
The Times of Israel Community.