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  • Apr 15, 2024
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ISRAEL TARGETS HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON; HEZBOLLAH RETALIATES BY ATTACKING GOLAN HEIGHTS.

Why in the news?

Tensions escalate as Israel strikes Hezbollah site in Lebanon, prompting Hezbollah to fire rockets at Israel’s Golan Heights.

source:allsides

About Israeli Strike on Hezbollah Site:

  • Israel conducted an airstrike on a Hezbollah site in eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border.
  • The strike targeted a two-story building belonging to Hezbollah near Baalbek, according to a Hezbollah source.
  • Lebanon’s media reported the destruction of a building in the village of Nabi Sheet due to the enemy airstrike.
About Hezbollah:

  • Hezbollah, meaning ‘Party of God,’ is a Shiite Islamic militant group based in Lebanon.
  • Known as one of the world’s most armed non-state actors, possessing diverse missiles and rockets.
  • Established amid Lebanon’s Civil War, influenced by the Iranian Revolution, and supported by Iran.
  • Aims include resisting Israel, Western influence, and backing the Syrian government.
  • Active in Lebanese politics, holding parliamentary seats and engaging in governance.

Key facts of Golan Heights:

  • Golan Heights were part of Syria until 1967.
  • Israel captured most of the area in the Six Day War.
  • Annexed the Golan in 1981.
  • Druze inhabitants identify as Syrians.
  • Israel offered citizenship, but most rejected it.

Source:

https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/israel-strikes-hezbollah-site-in-east-lebanon/articleshow/109289645.cms