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Israeli Kaila post looking into Al-Taibeh, south Lebanon – 03 July 2024
1. Hezbollah firing rockets towards Israeli Kaila post
2. Iron dome intercepting missiles in sky distant explosions
3. Various of Israeli shelling smoke rising up from Al-Taibeh in southern Lebanon UPSOUND of explosion
4. Smoke in distance rising from Al-Taibeh in southern Lebanon
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A thick plume of smoke was seen over the southern Lebanese border town of Al-Taibeh on Wednesday as Israel responded to Hezbollah attacks with artillery fire.
An Iron Dome defence system was seen intercepting missiles in over Mesgav Am in northern Israel.
Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions between the two sides continue to boil, a Hezbollah official told The Associated Press.
The strike near the southern coastal city of Tyre took place as global diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks to prevent escalating clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli military from spiralling into an all-out war that could possibly lead to a direct confrontation between Israel and Iran.
A Hezbollah statement identified the killed commander as Mohammad Naameh Nasser, who went by the name “Abu Naameh,” his nom de guerre. A Hezbollah official speaking anonymously in line with regulations, said he was head of the group’s Aziz Unit, one of three regional divisions in southern Lebanon.
Nasser is the most senior official from the Iran-backed group killed since Taleb Sami Abdullah, who was killed in an airstrike June 11. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a speech honouring Abdullah said he played a pivotal role leading the Nasr Unit on the front line since clashes began on Oct. 8.
Hezbollah said that in response to the killing of Nasser it launched Falaq rockets with heavy warheads targeting the headquarters of the Israeli military’s 769th Brigade in Kiryat Shmona, as well as 100 salvos of Katyusha rockets targeting the headquarters of Israel’s 210th division and the Kilaa air base in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
AP video by Ramiz Dallah
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