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IDF: Soldier lightly hurt in rocket attack on army base in north; jets hit Hezbollah rocket launcher used today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli soldier was lightly hurt in a rocket attack on the Biranit army base in northern Israel earlier today, the military says.
The IDF says fighter jets hit a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon’s Ayta ash-Shab, used in attacks on Biranit today.
Several more rockets were launched at other areas in northern Israel throughout the day. The IDF says it shelled the launch sites.
Fighter jets also struck another Hezbollah cell in southern Lebanon earlier today, the military says.
The operatives were spotted entering a building known to be used by the terror group in the town of Odaisseh, by soldiers of the 869th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, according to the IDF.
Hezbollah has announced that five members died in IDF strikes today.
כוחות יחידה 869 זיהו מוקדם יותר היום מחבלים נכנסים למבנה צבאי במרחב אל עדייסא, זמן קצר לאחר הזיהוי מטוסי קרב תקפו את המבנה בו שהו המחבלים.
לפני זמן קצר מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר תקפו משגר של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב עייתא א-שעב, ממנו זוהו שיגורים אל עבר מרחב בירנית במהלך היום>> pic.twitter.com/RVBNi6Eh8J
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