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Israel-Hezbollah exchanges intensify on Lebanon border

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People attend a televised speech by the leader of the Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah inside a house in the southern Lebanese village of Zawatar on September 19, 2024. Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah chief said on September 19 that Israel will not be able to return residents of the north displaced by 11 months of cross-border exchanges to their homes through military escalation. [AFP]

Israel said Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon on Friday following overnight air strikes which destroyed dozens of launchers after its leader vowed retribution for deadly sabotage attacks on its communications.

The intensifying exchanges came as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss this week's attacks on Hezbollah pagers and two-way radios, which killed 37 people and wounded thousands over two days.

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