Last Updated on 21/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
A massive fire broke out at a Hezbollah ammunition factory in the village of Adaloun, Lebanon, just hours after Israel carried out airstrikes on a port in Yemen. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation, but it comes amid heightened tensions between Hezbollah and Israel along the Lebanese border.
In response to the Israeli strikes that killed a senior Hezbollah commander, the Iran-backed militant group launched over 200 rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that more than 170 projectiles crossed the border, triggering fires but no reported casualties.
Israel’s military responded by targeting Hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon. The IDF identified the slain commander as Taleb Sami Abdullah, one of Hezbollah’s most senior field commanders in the southern border region.
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Hezbollah’s Executive Council head, Hashem Safieddine, vowed that Israel had “not learned the experiences of the past” and promised to increase the intensity, strength, quantity, and quality of the group’s operations. The latest exchange of fire marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which has been characterized by heightened tensions in recent months.
The United States and France are working to prevent the clashes from spiraling into a full-scale war, as such an outcome could have far-reaching consequences throughout the Arab world. As the investigation into the fire at the Adaloun ammunition factory continues, the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border remains tense and volatile.