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Dilemma after Hezbollah launches strikes at Israel from Lebanon

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Published: 3 September 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

IDF returns fire and plays mind games over casualties after Hezbollah unleashed first cross-border clash for years

Israel, Hezbollah find way out of escalation, but a critical dilemma remains (Haaretz)
Should Israel strike Lebanese soil and risk a deadly flare-up?

IDF staged evacuation of ‘wounded’ troops from APC hit by Hezbollah (Times of Israel)
Psychological warfare tactic was apparently designed to convince terror group it had retaliated sufficiently for recent Israeli strikes, when in fact it had not caused casualties

Israel and Hezbollah trade cross-border fire for first time in years (Guardian)
Hezbollah has launched an attack on Israeli military positions and drawn heavy return fire in the first cross-border clash for years between the longstanding foes.

Photo: A firefighter truck is seen near fire and smoke rising from shells fired from Israel in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, September 1 (Reuters/Ali Hashisho)
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