JERUSALEM: Israel said on Wednesday (Oct 2) eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as its forces thrust into its northern neighbour in a campaign against the Hezbollah armed group.
JERUSALEM: Israel said on Wednesday eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as its forces thrust into its northern neighbour in a campaign against the Hezbollah armed group.
, a barrage which raised concerns that the oil-producing Middle East could be caught up in a wider conflict.- was over barring further provocation, but Israel and the United States promised to hit back hard.'Whoever attacks us, we attack them': Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches missile attack
The paramilitary group's media chief Mohammad Afif said those battles were only"the first round" and that Hezbollah had enough fighters, weapons and ammunition to push back Israel.Israel's addition of infantry and armoured troops from the 36th Division, including the Golani Brigade, the 188th Armoured Brigade and the 6th Infantry Brigade, suggested that the operation might expand beyond limited commando raids.
and over 9,000 wounded in Lebanon in almost a year of cross-border fighting, with most of the deaths occurring in the past two weeks, according to Lebanese government statistics.
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