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A woman cries during a funeral for people killed in an Israeli attack on Sunday in the city of Ain Deleb in southern Lebanon. Photo: Reuters
Israel said commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a “limited” ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel, including at its spy agency near Tel Aviv.
The raids by Israeli troops in southern Lebanon that began overnight were limited and went only a short distance over the border, an Israeli security official said on Tuesday, adding that no direct clashes with Hezbollah fighters were reported. Hezbollah’s media relations chief Mohammad Afif denied Israel’s claim its forces had entered Lebanon. Earlier, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee had issued a warning in Arabic on X to residents in southern Lebanon because of what he said was intense fighting with Hezbollah.
