Israel Launches Air Strikes Against Hezbollah Positions After Gunfire On Lebanon Border

The Israeli military fires flares into the sky over the Lebanese border on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy)

Middle East Monitor: Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops

Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel’s military said.

No Israeli troops were wounded in the firing, the military said. Soldiers deployed illumination flares, smoke shells, and live fire after the shots from the Lebanese side of the frontier, it said.

“In response, overnight, IDF attack helicopters and aircraft struck observation posts belonging to the Hezbollah terror organization in the border area,” the military said in a statement, referring to the Israel Defense Forces.

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More News On Israel Launching Air Strikes Against Hezbollah Positions After Gunfire On Lebanon Border

Israel attacks Hezbollah posts after shots fired at soldiers -- AP
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after shots fired at troops, military says -- Reuters
Israel launches air strikes after gunfire on Lebanon border -- AFP
Hezbollah carried out border shooting under peacekeepers’ noses, Israel tells UN -- Times of Israel
Israel launches air attacks at Hezbollah posts on Lebanon border -- Al Jazeera
Israel fires 'retaliatory' strikes at Lebanon and Gaza -- The National
Hezbollah says south Lebanon incident a 'sensitive' matter -- Reuters
Netanyahu vows 'forceful' response if more attacks from Lebanon -- France 24
After Lebanon border fire, Israel threatens ‘forceful response’ to any attack -- Times of Israel

Top U.S. General In The Middle East: 'It Would Be A Great Mistake For Hezbollah To Wage War Against Israel'

CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie

(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Jerusalem Post: CENTCOM chief: A war with Israel would not end well for Hezbollah

“I think it would be a great mistake for Hezbollah to try to carry out operations against Israel. I can’t see that having a good ending.”

CENTCOM head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said it would be a great mistake for Hezbollah to try to carry out operations against Israel.

“I can’t see that having a good ending,” he said at a briefing during a major trip to the Middle East this week. McKenzie has visited Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait. The US general also acknowledged continuing tensions in Syria and with Iran across the region.

This is McKenzie’s first trip to the region since February. He visited Israel in November last year during the rising tensions between the US and Iran. Since February, US forces in Iraq have faced repeated rocket attacks by Iranian-backed groups, and the US retaliated with airstrikes in March. McKenzie has helped bring air defense to protect those troops in Iraq and has called the situation with Iran “contested deterrence,” meaning that the Islamic Republic is deterred from further major attacks, but harassment by Iranian-backed groups continues.

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Update #1: US Warns Hezbollah to Not Make ‘Big Mistake’ by Attacking Israel (Jerusalem Online)
Update #2: Top US Commander Warns Hezbollah Against Making ‘Great Mistake’ of Attacking Israel (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: This is not going to stop Israel from blowing up these sites anyway .... 28 Hezbollah missile launch sites detected in civilian areas, highlighting its 'human shield' tactic in Lebanon (FOX News).

Is Israel On The Brink Of War With Iran & Hezbollah?

Former Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, via Reuters.

Zero Hedge: Israel Is On Brink Of War With Iran & Hezbollah: Top Israeli Officials

The former Israeli Defense Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said that Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah are pushing Israel to the brink.

In an interview with Israel's national Hebrew-language daily newspaper Maariv on Friday, the former Israeli Defense Minister had expressed his concern about Iran possessing enriched uranium, which he said is eight times the permitted amount according to the nuclear agreement, and that a month ago Iran successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit.

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WNU Editor: If it happens, this war would primarily be a missile war .... In A Third Lebanon War, Israel Will Have To Contend With Increasingly Lethal Hezbollah Missiles (Forbes).

Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video

Zero Hedge: Watch: Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have once again ramped up operations along the southern Lebanese border at a moment Hezbollah leadership has declared it is "fully prepared for war with Israel".

The latest escalation came Wednesday when an Israeli drone targeted a car full of Hezbollah operatives just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon. The Shia resistance organization said all escaped alive and without injury in what's become an increasingly common IDF tactic - assassination attempt by drone.

However, it's extremely rare that such an assassination attempt be caught on video. But on Friday CCTV footage emerged capturing the moment of the strike, appearing in Arabic and Israeli media.

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WNU Editor: They were rushing to take stuff out of the car. So this was either a warning from Israel and/or a staged event by Hezbollah.

Israeli Military Says Attempt To Down Its Drone Over Lebanon By Hezbollah ‘Failed’

Anti-aircraft missile fired at an Israeli drone

Reuters: Israeli military says attempt to down one of its drones over Lebanon failed

Israel's military said an anti-aircraft missile was fired from Lebanon at one of its drones on Thursday but the aircraft was not hit.

Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group that fought Israel to a standstill in a 2006 war, fired at a drone over south Lebanon, forcing it to leave, Lebanon's al-Manar TV reported.

Another channel, al-Mayadeen TV, had earlier reported that an Israeli drone was brought down near the town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah had vowed in August to shoot down Israeli drones in Lebanese airspace. That followed a suspected Israeli drone strike on a Hezbollah-linked facility in Beirut.

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More News On Hezbollah Trying To Shoot Down An Israeli Drone Over South Lebanon

Hezbollah shoots at Israeli drone over southern Lebanon -- Times of Israel
Anti-aircraft missile fired from Lebanon at Israeli drone -- The National
Israeli military says attempt to down its drone over Lebanon ‘failed’ -- RT
Hezbollah Fires Anti-Aircraft Missile At Israeli Drone Over Lebanese Airspace -- Zero Hedge

Hezbollah Says It Has Shot Down An 'Israeli Drone' At The Lebanon Border

Arab News/Reuters: Lebanon’s Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone

BEIRUT: Iran-backed Hezbollah said it downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon early on Monday, a week after the group’s leader said it would shoot down Israeli drones in Lebanese airspace.

The drone is now in Hezbollah’s possession, the group said in a statement.

An Israeli military statement said one of its drones “fell inside southern Lebanon during routine operations.” It did not say why the drone crashed, but said “there is no concern information could be taken from it.” An Israeli military spokeswoman said it was a “simple drone” without elaborating.

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WNU Editor: Israel is denying these reports .... IDF denies Hezbollah shot down surveillance drone (Jerusalem Post)

More News On Hezbollah Claims That It Has Shot Down An 'Israeli Drone' At The Lebanon Border

Hezbollah says shot down 'Israeli drone' at Lebanese border -- AFP
Hezbollah says it shot down 'Israeli drone' at Lebanon border -- DW
Lebanon's Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern town -- Al Jazeera
Hezbollah claims to have downed an Israeli UAV -- Arutz Sheva

More News On Israel Faking Casualties In Hezbollah Attack

Israeli paramedics and soldiers evacuate a supposedly mock wounded comrade at a helipad in Ramban hospital in the Mediterranean city of Haifa, Israel. AFP

The National: Did Israel stage its Hezbollah border attack casualties?

Israel claims injuries reported by Hezbollah from Sunday's attack were staged

A Hezbollah attack on an Israeli military vehicle on Sunday has caused confusion as Israel claimed that the reported injuries sustained by their forces were staged.

On Sunday, Hezbollah fired two or three anti-tank missiles at a battalion headquarters and a military ambulance, hitting both.

After the attack, the Iran-backed group said there were “dead and wounded” soldiers and Lebanese media announced several Israeli soldiers were injured and flown by helicopter to Haifa’s Rambam hospital.

The Israeli army denied the reports, claiming that the vehicle had been empty at the time and the casualties were staged with fake blood and bandages.

The supposedly wounded soldiers were released without receiving any medical care, local reports said.

The claims were met with scepticism in Lebanon.

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WNU Editor: Hezbollah has released a video showing their missile strike on Sunday .... Hezbollah Airs Video Purporting to Show Missile Attack on IDF Vehicle on Israel-Lebanon Border (Algemeiner).

More News On Reports That Israel Faked Casualties In A Recent Hezbollah Attack

Reports: Israeli army faked casualties in Hezbollah attack -- AP
Israel 'ruse' in spotlight after Lebanon flare-up -- AFP
Israel faked injuries to its soldiers to trick Hizbollah -- The Telegraph

Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire At Lebanon Border

The Guardian: Israel and Hezbollah trade cross-border fire for first time in years

Tensions between Israel and Iran threaten to drag Lebanon into renewed conflict

Hezbollah has launched an attack on Israeli military positions and drawn heavy return fire in the first cross-border clash for years between the longstanding foes.

Israel’s military said “two or three anti-tank missiles” had been fired from southern Lebanon toward an army base and a military ambulance but had caused no deaths or injuries..

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More News On Today's Israel - Hezbollah Clash At The Border

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire along the Lebanon border after the Iran-backed fighters fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base and destroyed a military vehicle -- Daily Mail
Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting -- AP
Netanyahu: Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash -- Reuters
Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon -- BBC
Hezbollah launch anti-tank missiles toward Israel, Tel Aviv fires back -- France 24
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions -- AFP
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire at Lebanon border -- Al Jazeera
Israel fires '100 shells' at Hezbollah over missile attack -- DW
Hezbollah, Israel exchange fire on Lebanon border -- UPI
Hezbollah Missiles Hit Israeli Base, Military Vehicle on Lebanese Border; No Casualties -- Haaretz
IDF fires at targets inside Lebanon after anti-tank missile lands near Israeli border town -- RT

Hezbollah Vows To Hit Israel, Says Attack Is 'Inevitable'. IDF Remains On High Alert

Al Jazeera: Hezbollah says commanders ready to respond to 'Israeli attack'

Hassan Nasrallah denies the movement is building precision-missile factories after Israeli allegation.

Hezbollah's leader has reiterated Israel would face repercussions for an alleged drone attack and said its field commanders were ready to respond.

"The need for a response is decided," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Saturday, adding that Israel "must pay a price."

Nasrallah addressed supporters as tensions between the Lebanon-based movement and the Israeli government threatened to escalate further.

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More News On The War Of Words Between Hezbollah And Israel

Hezbollah says commanders ready, Israel orders more forces to border region -- Reuters
Lebanon's Hezbollah says response to 'Israeli' attack 'decided' -- AFP
Hezbollah leaders vows to hit Israel, says attack is 'inevitable' -- i24 News
IDF sends artillery to northern border as tensions with Hezbollah rise -- Times of Israel
IDF remains on high alert as Nasrallah warns retaliation is inevitable -- Jerusalem Post
Israeli Military Orders Extra Forces to Lebanon Border Area -- Algemeiner
Hezbollah warning: Israel reveals 'intelligence' detail -- Al Jazeera
IDF Cancels Leave for Northern Units as UN Extends Lebanon Mandate to Prevent ‘New Conflict’ -- Sputnik
Are Iran And Israel Edging Towards War? -- Neville Teller, Eurasia Review

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Vows Retaliation After Israeli Airstrikes This Weekend

CNN: Hezbollah vows retaliation after Israel claims responsibility for airstrikes near Damascus

Jerusalem (CNN)The leader of Hezbollah has vowed to shoot down any Israeli drones that enter into Lebanese airspace, after two drones reportedly crashed in Beirut, Sunday.

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, said that two Israeli drones crashed in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut, with one exploding.

Making reference to the same alleged incident, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri had earlier accused Israel of an attack on Lebanese sovereignty.

The Israeli army has refused to comment on reports of the two drones.

In his address to supporters Sunday evening, Nasrallah also spoke about Israel's airstrikes on a target near the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, vowing retaliation.

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More News On Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Vowing Retaliation After Israeli Airstrikes This Weekend

Hezbollah vows 'appropriate' response after drone incident in Beirut -- Israel Hayom/AP
Hezbollah leader says Israeli army to face quick retaliation to drone 'attack' in Beirut -- Reuters
Nasrallah threatens revenge for Israeli raids, but how and where can he deliver? -- Times of Israel

Report: 2 Israeli Drones Crash Over Beirut

Times of Israel: Hezbollah says Israeli drones go down in Beirut stronghold

Explosions heard in Dahiyeh neighborhood hours after Israel strikes Iranian drone plot in Syria

BEIRUT — An official with Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group said Sunday that an Israeli drone went down over the Lebanese capital of Beirut and another exploded in the air, amid regional tensions between Israel and Iran.

The official said one drone fell and another one exploded near the ground, causing a fire in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh.

Lebanese Hezbollah group, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, August 25, 2019. (AP/Bilal Hussein)

Iran’s Press TV quoted a Hezbollah official saying the two drones had been downed by the group.

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WNU Editor: The Israeli press are saying that the drones are Iranian .... Beirut fallen drones were Iranian not Israeli, images show (YNet News).

More News On Reports That 2 Israeli Drones Crashed Over Beirut

2 Israeli drones crash over Beirut, Hezbollah denies firing -- AP
Hezbollah official: Israeli drone falls in south Beirut suburbs, second drone crashes -- Reuters
Lebanese army says drones that hit Hezbollah stronghold were Israeli -- AFP
Hariri says Israeli drones in Beirut attempt to stir Middle East tensions -- Reuters
Lebanon warns Israel against blatant aggression -- Jerusal
Lebanon condemns Israel 'aggression' after anti-Hezbollah drone attackem Post -- AFP
Israel, Iran and Lebanon send warnings after drones downed and air strikes -- Middle East Eye
Israeli Fighter Jets Fly Over Lebanon After Its Drones Crash in Beirut - Source -- Sputnik

Hezbollah Airs Video It Says Shows Preparations For Deadly Attack On An Israeli Warship During The 2006 Second Lebanon War

Times Of Israel: New Hezbollah footage purports to show 2006 strike on Israeli Navy ship

Al-Manar TV airs video it says shows preparations for deadly attack on INS Hanit during Second Lebanon War, an event which became a symbol of Israel’s overconfidence

Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV on Thursday night for the first time aired footage it said came from a missile strike on an Israeli Navy ship during the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

In a documentary aired to commemorate 13 years since the war, the TV station said it was revealing new details about the strike on the INS Hanit that killed four Israeli soldiers — one of the most significant, and in Israel, infamous, events of the 34-day conflict.

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WNU Editor: It is hard to see anything in this video

More News On Hezbollah Airing A Video It Says Shows Preparations For Deadly Attack On An Israeli Warship During The 2006 Second Lebanon War

Hezbollah shows 'missile arsenal' used against Israeli warship (AFP)
Hezbollah Releases Video of What it Claims is Attack on Israeli Warship (Sputnik)
Hezbollah Releases Rare Footage Showing Direct Hit On Israeli Warship (Zero Hedge)

Iran’s GPS Kits Have Turned Hezbollah Rockets Into Guided Missiles

A satellite image released by the Israel Defense Forces showing a site near Beirut’s international airport that the army says is being used by Hezbollah to convert regular missiles into precision-guided munitions, on September 27, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

Daily Beast: To Target Israel, Iran’s ‘Suitcase’ GPS Kits Turn Hezbollah Rockets Into Guided Missiles

Military sources say Iran is refitting thousands of ‘dumb’ rockets in Syria and Lebanon so it can zero in on targets the length and breadth of Israel.

TEL AVIV – The Warsaw Conference on Middle East Peace and Security last week didn’t seem to deliver much in the way of peace or security for the assorted countries attending. There was, to be sure, a lot of tough talk against Iran and the projection of a united front as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several senior Arab officials all gathered in one room. Yet far away from the bright lights of the Trump-engineered summit, on the business end of the battle against Iran, Israeli security officials have a singular preoccupation: suitcases.

In interviews with The Daily Beast, senior Israeli military officers outlined new details about Iran’s plans to turn a vast arsenal of relatively dumb rockets in Syria and Lebanon into a deadly array of precision-guided missiles. The key, according to Israel, is a Global Positioning System (GPS) “kit” the size of small roll-aboard luggage.

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WNU Editor: This news was first reported in October ....

Iran sent Hezbollah advanced weapons to turn rockets into precision missiles, new flight data suggests (FOX News)
Iran sends Hezbollah GPS parts to turn rockets into precision missiles — report (Times of Israel)

Israel Conducts Massive Military Drills To Simulate Conditions Of War With Hezbollah

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— החדשות (@NewsChannelIL) February 15, 2019

Times of Israel: IDF conducts massive drill to ‘simulate conditions of war with Hezbollah’

As Lebanese terror group’s fighters return from Syria, IDF tank brigade commander says army must prepare to deal with their improved military techniques.

The army conducted a massive drill over the last week which was designed to train soldiers for combat operations in topographical conditions similar to those in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday.

The exercise was the largest one carried out by the 401st Brigade of the Armored Corps in recent years, according to Channel 12 news. The soldiers carried out drills in coordination with the Israeli Air Force, as well as the engineering and intelligence corps.

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WNU Editor: Hezbollah responds that they can conquer the Galilee .... Hezbollah: We can conquer the Galilee (Arutz Sheva).

War Of Words Between Israel And Hezbollah Intensifies

Haaretz: Netanyahu Warns Hezbollah of 'Lethal Force' Following Nasrallah Comments on Attack Tunnels

PM refutes the group's leader recent comments on attack tunnels entering from Lebanon being obsolete, says the organization is 'embarrassed'.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked on Sunday Nasrallah's comments on the military operations to destroy the attack tunnels entering Israel from Lebanon, warning that Hezbollah faces "the lethal force of the Israel Defense Forces."

On Saturday Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made his first public comments since Israel announced the discovery of the tunnels in November.

Nasrallah told Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV station that one of the tunnels discovered by Israel is more than 13 years old, predating UN Security Council Resolution 1701, passed after the Second Lebanon War.

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Remarks From Israel

Netanyahu dismisses 'embarrassed' Hezbollah leader's threat -- AP
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah chief of Israel's "lethal" power -- AFP
PM: Nasrallah ’embarrassed’ by Israel’s success in destroying Hezbollah tunnels -- Times of Israel
Discovery of Hezbollah 'attack tunnels' rattles a northern Israeli town -- NBC

Remarks From Hezbollah

Hezbollah leader warns Israel over attacks in Syria -- AP
Nasrallah: All of Israel will be struck by Hezbollah rockets -- Jerusalem Post
Hezbollah Says Can Retaliate Against Israel in Case of New Airstrikes on Syria -- Sputnik
Hezbollah Has Been Capable of Entering Israel 'For Years,' Says Nasrallah -- Times of Israel/Reuters

Israel Launches Military Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Infiltration Tunnels In Northern Israel

BREAKING: We have just launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and neutralize cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon to #Israel. #NorthernShield pic.twitter.com/HKgnbhn23I

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2018

France 24: Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah infiltration tunnels

Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group.

The surprise announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels over regional dangers, with both having repeatedly warned over the activities of Iran, Israel’s main enemy.

Israeli army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus said the “attack tunnels” were not yet operational. He declined to say how many were detected or how they would be destroyed.

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WNU Editor: This is how close Isfraeli and Hezbollah fighters are .... On northern border, IDF and Hezbollah forces patrol meters from each other (Times of Israel).

More News On Israel Launching Military Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Infiltration Tunnels In Northern Israel

Israel launches operation to thwart Hezbollah border tunnels -- AP
Israel targets 'Hezbollah attack tunnels' from Lebanon -- Reuters
Israel targets Hezbollah 'terror tunnels' -- BBC
To Counter Hezbollah, Israel Begins Anti-Tunnel Effort on Lebanon Border -- The New York Times
Israel begins operation to 'expose and thwart' Hezbollah tunnels -- CNN
Israel launches military operation against 'Hezbollah tunnels' -- Al Jazeera
IDF launches operation to destroy Hezbollah terror tunnels -- Arutz Sheva
Northern Shield: Israel launches op to cut off Hezbollah tunnels on Lebanese border -- RT

Israel Releases Images Of Hezbollah's Missile Program In Beirut

Times Of Israel: IDF releases photos of alleged Hezbollah missile sites near Beirut airport

After Netanyahu’s revelations at UN, army says the Iran-supported facilities are being used to convert regular missiles into precision-guided ones

The Israeli military on Thursday released satellite images of three sites in Beirut that it says are being used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group to hide underground precision missile production facilities.

The sites, located within close proximity of Beirut’s international airport, were first revealed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Update #1: Israel releases images alleging Hezbollah missile project in Beirut (Reuters)
Update #2: Watch: How Hezbollah builds missiles in the heart of Beirut (Haaretz)

WNU Editor: Talk about timing. Hezbollah was boasting last week that they now have "precision missiles" .... Hezbollah to Israel: 'Precision' missiles now obtained (Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah Deputy Leader: 'New Phase' In War With Israel After Strikes

Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Reuters: Hezbollah says rocket attack on Israeli-occupied Golan marks 'new phase'

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Monday a missile salvo into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week marked a new phase in the Syrian war and showed Damascus and its allies would not let Israeli attacks in Syria go unanswered.

Israel has said the attack from Syrian territory was carried out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, which set up Shi’ite Hezbollah in Lebanon in 1982. Iranian forces and Hezbollah have deployed to Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

Israel said it had attacked nearly all of Iran’s military infrastructure in Syria in response to the attack, which marked the first time Iranian forces have fired at Israeli-held territory. It was the most extensive military exchange ever between the foes.

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WNU Editor: I do not see a new phase. I just see the same rhetoric/threats/and the brewing of another war.

More News On Hezbollah Declaring That A 'New Phase' In War Against Israel Has Begun

Hezbollah Says 'New Phase' in War With Israel After Strikes -- US News and World Report/AP
Hezbollah Says Rocket Attack on Israel Marks 'New Phase' in Syrian War -- Haaretz
Hezbollah: Iranian missile barrage affirmed ‘new balance of deterrence’ -- TOI/AP
Hezbollah: Attacks on IDF in Posts Affirmed "Balance Of Deterrence"- Reports -- Sputnik

Hezbollah Issues More Threats Against Israeli Offshore Oil & Gas Operations

Times of Israel: Hezbollah issues fresh threat against Israel’s offshore gas rigs

In newly issued pamphlets and video, Lebanese terror group warns it will strike 'whoever abuses oil and gas sites in Lebanon's economic waters'

Hezbollah threatened on Sunday to target Israel’s Mediterranean natural gas rigs in a future conflict, the latest in a string of such threats.

The terror group, which has sought to position itself as Lebanon’s defense against Israel and amid an ongoing dispute over gas-rich offshore economic waters, released a video that showed what appeared to be drilling platforms floating above Israel’s gas fields with targeting sights superimposed on the images.

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Update #1: Hezbollah threatens attacks against Israeli offshore oil & gas operations (VIDEO) (RT)
Update #2: Hezbollah Leader Threatens "We Will Open Fire" On Disputed Israeli Offshore Oil & Gas Operations -- Zero Hedge

WNU Editor: The Israelis and Lebanese are in a dispute over their maritime boundaries, and Hezbollah is making its opinon known. In the meantime the U.S. is trying to mediate this disagreement .... Israeli, US officials meet over gas dispute with Lebanon (Times of Israel/AFP).

Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Leader Appears On The Lebanon-Israel Border

Times of Israel: Lebanese PM slams Iran-backed Iraqi militia visit to Israel border

Saad Hariri orders group leader Qais al-Khazali banned from country after trip organized by Hezbollah, whose regional interventions have drawn premier's ire

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister on Saturday criticized a visit by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia leader to Lebanon’s border with Israel, saying it violated local law.

The trip by Qais al-Khazali, the founder and leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, or League of the Righteous, was organized by Lebanon’s Iranian proxy Hezbollah, the powerful terror group and arch-foe of Israel.

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More News On An Iranian-Backed Iraqi Militia Leader Appearing On The Lebanon-Israel Border

Powerful Iraqi militant appears on Lebanon-Israel border -- Washington Post/AP
Reports: Head of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia 10km from Golan Heights -- RUDAW
Iraqi Militias Vow to 'Defend Jerusalem' After Trump Announcement -- Al Bawaba
Lebanese prime minister denounces Iraqi militant's trip to border -- Arab News
Lebanon PM slams Iraq militia trip to Israel ceasefire line -- i24NEWS
Lebanon's Hariri denounces Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary's visit to border -- Reuters