The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah says its rocket and drone attack on Israel in the pre-dawn hours of Monday was a “defensive act” after more than a year of Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire.
“For fifteen months, Israeli aggression against Lebanon has continued through killing, destruction, bulldozing, and all forms of criminal acts,” a statement from the Iran-backed group says, making no mention of the recent killing of Iran’s supreme leader, unlike a previous missive.
The group’s “response against a military barracks in the usurping entity is a defensive act and a legitimate right,” it adds.
Israel says the November 2024 truce granted it the right to conduct strikes against imminent threats posed by Hezbollah, which under the ceasefire terms must end its presence in southern Lebanon and be disarmed.
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