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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ Hezbollah

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Nabatieh on Monday. Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered intensified strikes in order to ‘crush’ Hezbollah.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Nabatieh on Monday. Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered intensified strikes in order to ‘crush’ Hezbollah. Photograph: Abbas Fakih/AFP/Getty Images

The Israeli army has intensified strikes in southern Lebanon, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to “crush” Hezbollah in a further erosion of an already fragmented ceasefire.

In turn, Hezbollah said it staged several attacks on Monday on three barracks and a military post in northern Israel “in response to the violation of the ceasefire” by Israel.

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