Israel targets Iran-backed Hezbollah sites in Lebanon in fresh strikes

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Israel intensified its strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Saturday, targeting infrastructure in Beirut and destroying a bridge in the east to impede Hezbollah reinforcements. Explosions were reported in Beirut's southern suburbs, a frequent target of Israeli strikes amid its ground invasion in southern Lebanon. The conflict escalated after Hezbollah initiated rocket attacks on Israel in response to a US-Israeli action that killed an Iranian leader on March 2. UNIFIL reported that three peacekeepers were wounded in southern Lebanon near the border, marking the third such incident in recent days. The ongoing strikes and cross-border attacks highlight the continued tensions and violence between Israel and Hezbollah.

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UNIFIL said a blast at one of its positions in southern Lebanon wounded three peacekeepers.

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Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel.

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Two loud explosions were heard in Beirut early on Saturday.

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Israel destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah reinforcements.

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Israeli military said it began striking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut.

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The Israeli military said on Saturday it had begun striking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group’s reinforcements from crossing.Two loud explosions were heard in the capital within half an hour early on Saturday, with smoke billowing from one of them.Local media reported two strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a locality that has been a target of Israeli strikes in recent days as the military presses on with its ground invasion in the country’s south.Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel to avenge the US-Israeli attack that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.A building is destroyed by an overnight Israeli air strike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday. Photo: AFPOn Friday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said a blast at one of its positions in the country’s south near the border wounded three peacekeepers, the third similar incident in days.

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