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Rockets fired from Lebanon after Israel kills Hezbollah commander
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-12-2024-847f2f13670cf2fa8a92180de9c2c36bThe Latest | Rockets fired from Lebanon after Israel kills Hezbollah commander
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 5:37 AM EDT, June 12, 2024
Scores of rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday morning, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed four officials from the militant Hezbollah group including a senior military commander.
The Israeli military said that about 90 projectiles were detected, of which some were intercepted, and that several fires were caused by the strikes.
Taleb Sami Abdullah, 55, who was known within Hezbollah as Hajj Abu Taleb, was the most senior commander killed since fighting began eight months ago. His death came amid rising escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border that has seen Hezbollah intensify its attacks on northern Israel while Israeli airstrikes have struck deep inside Lebanon.
On Tuesday, Hamas responded to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying it wants some “amendments” on the deal. The militant group’s reply apparently fell short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for but kept negotiations alive over an elusive halt to the eight-month war.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 5:37 AM EDT, June 12, 2024
Scores of rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday morning, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed four officials from the militant Hezbollah group including a senior military commander.
The Israeli military said that about 90 projectiles were detected, of which some were intercepted, and that several fires were caused by the strikes.
Taleb Sami Abdullah, 55, who was known within Hezbollah as Hajj Abu Taleb, was the most senior commander killed since fighting began eight months ago. His death came amid rising escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border that has seen Hezbollah intensify its attacks on northern Israel while Israeli airstrikes have struck deep inside Lebanon.
On Tuesday, Hamas responded to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying it wants some “amendments” on the deal. The militant group’s reply apparently fell short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for but kept negotiations alive over an elusive halt to the eight-month war.
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