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Rockets Fired From Lebanon After Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan Tuesday June 11, 2024. (Alaa Al Sukhni/Pool Photo via AP)

On Wednesday morning, scores of rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes that killed four officials from the militant Hezbollah group, including a senior military commander. The Israeli military reported detecting about 90 projectiles, with some intercepted, causing several fires.

The senior commander, Taleb Sami Abdullah, known as Hajj Abu Taleb within Hezbollah, was the highest-ranking official killed since the conflict began eight months ago. This incident occurred amidst escalating tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, with Hezbollah increasing attacks on northern Israel and Israeli airstrikes targeting locations deep inside Lebanon.

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