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Hezbollah launches 320 missiles at Israel in retaliation for commander’s assassination

Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants ride on a vehicle carrying a Fajr 5 missile during the annual parade in the southern town of Nabatiyeh on Nov. 28, 2012. (AFP Photo)
Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants ride on a vehicle carrying a Fajr 5 missile during the annual parade in the southern town of Nabatiyeh on Nov. 28, 2012. (AFP Photo)
August 25, 2024 01:27 PM GMT+03:00

Hezbollah in Lebanon announced it has completed the first phase of its retaliation against Israel, following the assassination of one of its commanders, Fuad Shukur, in Beirut.

According to Hezbollah’s written statement, “The first phase has been successfully completed.”

The statement highlighted that drones targeted Israeli military bases and regions, and 320 Katyusha rockets struck military bases in Israel’s Galilee and the occupied Golan Heights.

Additional details of the operation will be disclosed later.

While Israel announced it had launched an attack on Lebanon, Hezbollah responded by initiating its assault on Israel as retaliation for the assassination of its commander, Shukur.

August 25, 2024 01:27 PM GMT+03:00
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