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Smoke in Ghaziyeh, 30 km from the border with Israel, after IDF attacks, February 19, 2024.
INTERNATIONAL – Major attacks. The Israeli army targeted the town of Ghaziyeh next to Saida, the capital in southern Lebanon, in two simultaneous attacks, the National Information Agency (ANI, official) and a photographer from the National News Agency (ANI) reported on Monday, February 19. 'AFP.
ANI stated that “Israeli warplanes have carried out several attacks in Ghaziyeh,” which is about thirty kilometers from the border with Israel. An AFP photographer reported that at least two explosions occurred in the city within seconds.
According to the agency, one of the attacks targeted a car. Ambulances were at the scene without giving further details. The other attack hit a warehouse near the coastal road, above which a thick cloud of smoke rose.
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Ghaziyeh in Lebanon
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The attacks on Ghaziyeh are among the few deep Israeli bombings in four months, with most hostilities with pro-Iran foe Hezbollah so far confined to border areas.
14 injured
According to ANI, the attacks targeted a warehouse producing tires and power generators and the surrounding area of a factory, leaving “14 injured, most of them Syrian and Palestinian workers.” According to the same source, two firefighters were also injured while trying to control the fire that broke out.
In a statement, the Israeli army said its air force had attacked “two Hezbollah weapons depots adjacent to Saida” in response to the “launch of a drone towards (…) northern Israel.” The IDF said the drone was likely launched by the Islamist movement, which announces daily attacks on Israeli military positions.
The Shiite party, which says it supports the Islamist movement Hamas, did not immediately claim responsibility for the drone attack following Israel's war against its ally in Gaza.
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