Lebanon
19 December 2023

An Israeli military spokesperson reported that “IDF air and land forces struck a series of Hizbollah terror targets in Lebanon… [including] infrastructure, military buildings, a weapons depot and a Hizbollah launch site. In addition, we struck a Hizbollah terrorist squad in the Hanita area and killed several Hizbollah terrorists”. “Our forces returned fire to the sources of several launches towards the State of Israel, including Hizbollah’s unmanned aerial vehicles”, he added. “Among the launches, we were also fired upon from Lebanon, fire that Hamas took responsibility for, and we responded with fire… Hizbollah continues to act as a shield for Hamas-ISIS, endangering the state of Lebanon and its citizens”. Hizbollah confirmed three fatalities.

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