Hezbollah Threatens Further Aggression After Israel Fends Off Iran-Backed Terror Group’s Massive Missile Attack
26th August 2024
Hezbollah on Sunday threatened further aggression in its war on Israel, leaving U.S. officials scrambling to contain the fallout of a weekend strike on the Jewish state that saw the Iran-backed terror group fire hundreds of missiles and drones.
At least one Israeli was killed over the weekend when Hezbollah bombarded the country with advanced missiles and suicide drones as payback for the assassination last month of senior commander Fuad Shukr. Israel successfully fended off the strike, which was focused on civilian centers and military facilities, including those near Tel Aviv. It preemptively destroyed Hezbollah rocket launchers aimed at Tel Aviv and set to fire Sunday morning, limiting damage.
Hezbollah threatened further escalation, with its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, saying Sunday that “if the result” of the current strike “is not enough, then we retain the right to respond another time.” Israel also said it is prepared for further action and will not back down from the threats posed by Iran’s terror proxies. “This is not the end of the story,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanuyahu warned over the weekend after his military blasted more than 40 Hezbollah-controlled sites across Lebanon.
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