Major Israel-Hezbollah missile exchange kills three in Lebanon as region monitors for escalation
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region, in northern Israel, on 23 August 2024.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a bigger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into northern Israel, calling it the ‘first phase’ of its retaliation for the assassination of top commander Fuad Shukr, in Beirut in July. Earlier, Israel launched what it called ‘pre-emptive’ strikes on southern Lebanon.
Israel's security cabinet met at 07:00 and the full cabinet is meeting on Sunday afternoon. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared a state of emergency and Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel would respond to developments on the ground, but did not seek a full-scale war.We are determined to do everything possible to defend our country, to return the residents of the north safely to their homes and to continue to uphold a simple rule: Whoever harms us – we harm him.
A security source in Lebanon said at least 40 Israeli strikes had hit various towns in the country's south in one of the densest bombardments since hostilities began in October. At his direction, senior US officials have been communicating continuously with their Israeli counterparts. We will keep supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and we will keep working for regional stability.
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