Israel's attack on Lebanon
Today, the Israeli Air Force carried out dozens of air strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
According to the press service of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), these strikes were aimed at positions, command posts and logistics infrastructure Hezbollah.
Target of the attack
Israel stated that the purpose of the operation was to destruction of missile systems and the organisation's stockpiles of munitions that could be used against Israeli territory.
Experts believe that in this way Tel Aviv aims to strengthen the deterrence of Hezbollah and secure its northern regions.
Context.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been going on for several months now, escalating in the wake of the Lebanese civil war and military activity on the border.
Hezbollah had previously fired rockets into northern Israel, which led to the next round of strikes.
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