JERUSALEM: Israel said commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon on Tuesday (Oct 1) as part of a "limited" ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel, including at its spy agency near Tel Aviv.
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel i forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon , on Oct 1, 2024. JERUSALEM: Israel said commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a"limited" ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel , including at its spy agency near Tel Aviv.
"Hezbollah turned Lebanese villages next to Israeli villages into military bases ready for an attack on Israel," military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. Residents in southern Lebanon fled on Monday and Tuesday as Israeli strikes drew nearer, local sources told Reuters. Israel's ambulance service said two people had been wounded by shrapnel from the barrage of missiles fired into Tel Aviv and the wider central Israel area. Traffic was also affected by part of a missile that fell onto a highway near the town of Kfar Qasim east of Tel Aviv.
Israel's strikes have displaced one million Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 1,100 people, Lebanese authorities have said. A looming ground offensive has sparked fear and anger in Lebanon.
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