Israel launches strike on Hezbollah's underground project in Lebanon; watch: IDF's massive blow
Smoke billowed from Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon on Friday (June 27) following Israeli strikes. According to a post on X written by the Israeli army's spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a site used by Hezbollah to manage fire control and defence systems. 'This site is part of an underground project that was taken out of service as a result of IDF raids in the area', he said, adding that the IDF detected attempts to rebuild it. Lebanese president Joseph Aoun condemned the strikes in a statement published on his X account, denouncing what he called 'Israel's continued violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and the November ceasefire agreement.' A US-brokered truce in November ended a year-long war between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah.
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