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  • May 07, 2024
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HEZBOLLAH RETALIATES AGAINST ISRAEL FOLLOWING ATTACK IN EASTERN LEBANON

Why in the news?

Hezbollah retaliates after Israeli strike wounds three in eastern Lebanon; ongoing tensions escalate amid cross-border exchanges.

About Hezbollah Retaliates Against Israeli Attack:

  • Israeli Strike in East Lebanon:
  • According to Lebanese official media, an Israeli airstrike wounded three individuals in eastern Lebanon on Monday.
  • The strike targeted a factory in Sifri, located in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, around 80 km from the Israel-Lebanon border.
  • Hezbollah’s Response:
  • Hezbollah retaliated by launching “dozens of Katyusha rockets” at an Israeli base, as stated by the group.
  • The attack comes amid ongoing cross-border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah, following Hamas’s attack on southern Israel, igniting conflict in Gaza.
source:scribd
About Katyusha rockets:

  • Based on the ZIS-6 truck, it could transport up to forty-eight 132mm light rockets.
  • Equipped with folding frame racks, it unleashed formidable barrages comparable to 75mm field guns’ range.

Key points on Lebanon:

  • Lebanon is in Western Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south.
  • It lies west of Cyprus across the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Positioned at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland, it’s part of the Levant region.

Note:https://universalinstitutions.com/israel-targets-hezbollah-in-lebanon-hezbollah-retaliates-by-attacking-golan-heights/

https://universalinstitutions.com/hezbollah-claims-missile-strike-on-israel-amid-escalating-tensions/