Israeli military says it struck southern Lebanon 'security zone'

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Israeli military, in a post on X, has said that it struck “Hezbollah terror infrastructure” in Southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh and Ansar areas “in response to an action against IDF soldiers in the Ali al-Taher Ridge, which is located in the Security Zone”.

The post comes after the National News Agency said “a strike launched by enemy warplanes on a home” on the outskirts of the village of Ansar “killed seven people and wounded three others” and destroyed the home.

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