Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli Aircraft Carry Out Strikes Near Lebanon's Baalbek, Source Says

12:46, 14 April 2024

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BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Earlier on Sunday, Israel opened artillery fire at several border villages in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese military source told Sputnik. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in response to the launch of a drone attack against Israel from Lebanon.

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Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Nabi Chit settlement near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, a source told Sputnik on Sunday.

“Israeli aircraft have attacked the Nabi Chit settlement located to the west of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon. Ambulances are heading to the site,” the source said.

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IDF Sends More Troops to Occupied West Bank Amid Surge in Violence

14 April, 10:18

Several Israeli military aircraft have been seen in the skies over northern Lebanon, above the coastal Mediterranean cities, including the city of Byblos, a Sputnik correspondent reported later in the day.

Israel's strikes come following a Saturday night massive drone and missile attack, launched by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Israel in response to the Jewish state's airstrike on the consular annex building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus on April 1.

On Sunday, The New York Times reported, citing two Israeli officials, that Iran had launched a total of 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles and 110 surface-to-surface missiles. Israeli media reported that Israel had intercepted 99% of the drones and missiles fired by Iran and was preparing a decisive response.