(25 Aug 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Northern Israel, near border with Lebanon – 25 August 2024
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1. Large flashes seen in the sky over northern Israel near the border with Lebanon (screen top left) followed by what looks like a series of missiles being launched
STORYLINE:
Distant explosions were seen followed by the launch of what looked like a series of missiles in the skies over northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday.
Israel said it has launched airstrikes inside Lebanon early Sunday that targeted positions of the Shiite militia Hezbollah.
In a statement, the Israeli military accused Hezbollah of “preparing to file missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory.”
Israeli military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari warned Hezbollah would “soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and” drones into Israel.
Sirens began sounding in northern Israel soon after the warning, and additional sirens later joined in across the north.
Lebanese media reported strikes in the country’s south without immediately providing more details. Social media footage showed what appeared to be strikes in southern Lebanon.
The attack came as Egypt hosts a new round of talks aimed at ending Israel’s war against Hamas, now in its 11th month. Hezbollah has said it will halt the fighting if there is a cease-fire.
Hezbollah began attacking Israel almost immediately after the war with Hamas erupted on Oct. 7 with a Hamas cross-border attack.
Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire nearly daily, displacing tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border and raising fears that the fighting could escalate into all-out war.
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