Israel: Hezbollah Says It Has Successfully Completed First Phase Of Retaliation

The Iranian-backed Lebanon-based militia, Hezbollah says it has successfully completed its retaliation against Israel for the July killing of one of its top commanders.

Hezbollah in an update early on Sunday morning said that the attacks were launched at specific times and crossed Lebanon’s border “towards the desired target and from multiple paths”.

GWG.ng had earlier reported that Israel had earlier launched pre-emptive attacks at Hezbollah positions within Lebanon to degrade the level of the retailation.

In reference to Israel’s comments that its strikes were pre-emptive, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) having been able to damage or destroy certain targets, Hezbollah says the claims are “empty”, adding that they “contradict the facts on the ground and will be refuted” later today.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) which provided some details about what it called a “large-scale air aggression” by Israel on Sunday morning.

According to a correspondent in the southern town of Nabatieh, Israeli aircraft targeted Chqif Castle, the outskirts of the town of Ain Qana, Kfar Fila, Louaizeh, Bsalia, and Kfar Melki.

They also reportedly targeted the Bir Kalb area as well as the outskirts of the towns of Sajd, Kfar Fila, and Sarba.

Israel says it has conducted pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after it detected the Lebanon-based militant group’s plans to launch an extensive attack. Hezbollah says it fired more than 320 rockets towards Israel targeting 11 military sites in the northern part of the country.

With additional reports from BBC

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