Hezbollah said on Tuesday that its rocket and drone attack on Israel was a "defensive act" after more than a year of Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire.
"For fifteen months, Israeli aggression against Lebanon has continued through killing, destruction, bulldozing, and all forms of criminal acts," a statement from the Iran-backed group said, making no mention of the recent killing of Iran's supreme leader, unlike a previous missive.
The group's "response against a military barracks in the usurping entity is a defensive act and a legitimate right", it added.
Following the statement, Israel launched a fresh wave of airstrikes targeting Dahiye in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli army claimed to attack Hezbollah headquarters and weapons depots.
Al-Manar, the Lebanese television network affiliated with Hezbollah, reported that its office in Dahiye was hit in the Israeli airstrikes.
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