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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont in Beirut

Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to war as drone hits key Israeli command base

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Khiam, near the Lebanese-Israeli border. Photograph: Mohammad Zaatari/AP

Israel and Hezbollah edged closer towards full scale war on Tuesday, as the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group launched explosive drones at a key Israeli command base, declaring the attack part of its response to recent high-level Israeli assassinations in Lebanon.

Hezbollah announced it had launched “a number of explosive attack drones” at the Israeli northern military command base in Safed, the first time it has targeted the site.

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