Hezbollah says Israel ‘will pay’ for civilian casualties in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Senior Hezbollah official and member of parliament Hassan Fadlallah said on Thursday that Israel would face reprisal after two sets of strikes on southern Lebanon the previous day killed 10 civilians, half of them children.

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“The enemy (Israel) will pay the price for these crimes,” Fadlallah told Reuters when asked about the armed group’s reaction.

ISRAELI STRIKES ON LEBANON KILL 11 CIVILIANS

Eleven people, including six children, were killed by Israeli strikes on villages across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a hospital director and three Lebanese security sources said, as Israel said it responded to a Hezbollah rocket attack that killed one of its soldier.

Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire along the Israel-Lebanon border for more than four months, after the Lebanese armed group launched rockets across the disputed frontier in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas.

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Several Hezbollah fighters were also killed by Israeli strikes on villages across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, three Lebanese security sources said, as Israel said it responded to a Hezbollah rocket attack that killed one of its soldier.

Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire along the Israel-Lebanon border for more than four months, after the Lebanese armed group launched rockets across the disputed frontier in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas.