Israel strikes Hezbollah ammunition depot in south Lebanon

Loud explosions were heard in a south Lebanon town late on Saturday after Israel said it targeted an ammunition depot belonging to Hezbollah.

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 July, 2024

Hezbollah has been careful not to escalate beyond minor skirmishes [Getty].

Hezbollah has traded fire with Israel since October last year in parallel with the war on Gaza [Getty/file photo]

Israeli strikes late on Saturday targeted a depot storing ammunition belonging to Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, three security sources told Reuters.

The strikes on the town of Adloun, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Lebanon's border with Israel, set off a string of loud explosions heard by witnesses in different southern areas.

At least four civilians in Adloun were wounded in the strikes, a medical source and a security source told Reuters. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

The strikes on south Lebanon were on the same day that Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets in the area of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, which Hezbollah said will mark a "new and dangerous phase" in the region.

Israel launched the strikes on Yemen a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis hit Israel's economic hub Tel Aviv

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire since Hezbollah announced a "support front" with Palestinians shortly after the start of the Gaza war on October 7.