May 18, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

“Hell” in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon: Israel strikes at Hamas camps

On Thursday night, Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon after more than 30 rockets attacked from Lebanese territory, which is attributed to groups of the Sunni Palestinian group Hamas.

Hamas, although a Sunni organization, is funded and armed by Shiite Iran, at least that’s what they say in Israel…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be drastic retribution, that “enemies will pay the price for every” attack. Air defense sirens sound in Israeli cities around the Gaza Strip at night.

Earlier, French agency reporters heard at least three powerful explosions around 11:15 p.m. According to a source close to the Palestinian security services, the targets of the attack were three Hamas training camps near Gaza City and another in the central part of the Palestinian enclave, which is under the control of the Islamist faction. The strikes continued for about half an hour, the engines of Israeli aircraft were clearly audible. At least three powerful explosions were also heard near Tire, an important port in southern Lebanon, early Friday morning.





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