Illustrative image (The Israeli Defense Forces)
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on August 8 that it carried out overnight a series of strikes against Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
The strikes hit targets of the group in the towns of Bint Jbeil, Majdal Zoun and Doueir in southern Lebanon, according to the military, which also released video footage. The strikes caused material losses, but no casualties were reported by Lebanese media.
In the afternoon of August 8, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle between the southern Lebanese towns of Yarine and Jebbayn. Casualties were reported by Lebanese media this time. Such strikes usually target senior members of Hezbollah or its allies.
Hezbollah didn’t mourn any of its members. However, it announced an attack against the IDF’s al-Marj site on the border with Lebanon.
In a statement, the group said it struck a gathering of Israeli troops in al-Marj with a suicide drone “in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and to support their valiant and honorable resistance.” No losses were reported by Hebrew media, however.
The clashes between Israel and Hezbollah broke out after the start of the war in Gaza last October, with the group and its allies launching near-daily attacks in support of the Hamas Movement and other factions in the Strip.
So far, the border clashes have resulted in 25 civilian deaths in Israel and the occupied Golan as well as the deaths of at least 18 soldiers and security officers. On the Lebanese side, more than 600 people have been killed, including 381 fighters of Hezbollah and over 100 civilians.
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