New attacks Thursday
Israel vowed to press ahead with its campaign in Lebanon, insisting the country was not included in the truce.
It began its latest ground and aerial assault on Lebanon last month after Hezbollah launched strikes on Israel’s north in retaliation for the joint attack on Iran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Israel Defense Forces said it launched at least 100 strikes within the short span of 10 minutes Wednesday, its largest barrage of the current military campaign.
The IDF said it struck Hezbollah headquarters, military arrays and command-and-control centers, but acknowledged many of its targets were located “within the heart of the civilian population,” accusing the militant group of using civilians as human shields, an assertion frequently repeated in its devastating assault on the Gaza Strip.
Rescue workers search a residential building in the Corniche al Mazraa neighborhood Wednesday.Daniel Carde / Getty ImagesAnd Israeli forces launched
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