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Published 16 May, 2024 05:10pm

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says launched rocket barrage at Israeli positions

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group has said it launched “more than 60” rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for overnight air strikes on the country’s east, AFP reports.

Hezbollah fighters “launched a missile attack with more than 60 Katyusha rockets” on several Israeli military positions in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the group said in a statement.

The strikes were “in response to the Israeli enemy’s attacks last night on the Bekaa region” in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek area, the group added.

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