(19 Aug 2024)
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Baalbek district, Bekaa Valley region – 19 August 2024
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++PART SQUARE VIDEO++
1. Various of fire, smoke rising from what is believed to be a weapons depot
STORYLINE:
At least three Israeli airstrikes hit towns in the Baalbek district of Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley on Monday night, Lebanese state media reported.
Footage filmed from the area showed a large fire and multiple explosions following the initial strike.
In July, an Israeli airstrike on the southern coastal village of Adloun hit an arms depot, setting off a series of explosions that hit nearby villages with shrapnel.
Israeli military officials and a spokesperson for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday’s strike.
Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been clashing since Oct. 8, the day after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, where Israel is fighting Hezbollah’s ally, Hamas.
In recent weeks, fear of a dangerous escalation have increased as Hezbollah has vowed retaliation for an Israeli strike in Beirut last month that killed a top Hezbollah commander.
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