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More than 100 killed in Lebanon by Israeli strikes

More than 100 killed in Lebanon by Israeli strikes
MENA
16 min read
29 September, 2024
At least 105 have been killed in Lebanon on Sunday by Israeli strikes, as Tel Aviv's aggression on the country intensifies.

Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon on Sunday after its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, with the Lebanese group firing rockets at Israel in response.

The death toll in Israeli strikes across the country Sunday rose to 105, including 32 in Ain Deleb, a town southeast of the port city of Sidon, 33 in the northeastern district of Baalbek-Hermel and seven more in Marjayoun

The strikes come after Nasrallah was killed in a massive air attack on Friday on the group's headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.

It was a major blow to Hezbollah and to Iran, removing an influential ally who helped build Hezbollah into the linchpin of Iran's network of allied groups in the Arab world.

Israel announced his killing on Saturday and Hezbollah later confirmed his death.

In its announcement, Hezbollah said it would keep fighting Israel and has continued to fire rockets at it, including a salvo on Sunday morning.

The latest developments come as a senior United States official informed US news outlet ABC News that the Israeli military are making preparations for a restricted ground operation into southern Lebanon.