Israel strikes two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon, military says


Smoke rises above Israel's border with Lebanon, as seen from Nahariya in northern Israel, October 22, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

LEBANON (Reuters): Israeli aircraft struck two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon early on Monday (Oct 23) that were planning to launch anti-tank missiles and rockets toward Israel, its military said, as fighting flared across the two countries' shared border.

Hezbollah said one of its fighters was killed, without providing details. Lebanon's state-run news agency NNA reported an Israeli air strike on the southern outskirts of Aitaroun, in southern Lebanon. It also did not provide details.

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