Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has told Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin that Israel will deliver a strong response to Hezbollah after the Lebanese armed group struck an Israeli army base on Sunday, killing four soldiers.
Gallant spoke to Austin overnight and "highlighted the severity of the attack and the forceful response that would be taken against Hezbollah", the minister's office said in a statement.
Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base near Haifa with a "rocket salvo" on Monday, a day after claiming a drone attack near the northern city that the Israeli military said killed at least four soldiers.
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The Israeli Air Force has carried out strikes on rocket launchers that the army (IDF) said were used by armed units of the Shia organization Hezbollah to fire at northern and central areas of Israel in recent hours.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the IDF, a number of the missiles launched from Lebanon were intercepted, while some landed in open areas. No casualties were reported.