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The Israeli military said on Tuesday it launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut, targeting a militant commander allegedly responsible for the deaths of 12 children and teenagers in a rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights over the weekend.
Israel has blamed the rocket attack on the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the attack
An Israeli air strike hit a Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut on Tuesday evening, causing significant damage, a Hezbollah official and the group’s TV station said.
A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with rules, said several buildings were damaged in the air strike on Haret Hreik, a southern suburb of Beirut, but it was not immediately clear whether any Hezbollah officers were targeted.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed strong retaliation against Hezbollah for Saturday’s rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, although Hezbollah has denied any role in the attack.
Meanwhile, tensions remain high in Israel as the soldiers are due to appear before a military court on Tuesday. The defence lawyer said they are accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian at a place where Israel held prisoners from Gaza during the war.
Hardline nationalists and others in Netanyahu’s government have opposed it. An investigation by The Associated Press has revealed deplorable conditions at Sde Teiman, where most of the thousands of people detained in Gaza are being held. Israeli officials have generally denied abuses in detention centers for Palestinians.
More bodies and more destruction were found after Israeli forces withdrew from parts of Khan Younis in Gaza. The territory’s health ministry says more than 39,300 people have been killed since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. Some diseases are spreading in appalling conditions in overcrowded tent camps where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians live. Sanitation systems have collapsed, leaving behind ponds of sewage.
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