Smoke rises over southern Lebanon as Hezbollah militants and Israel troops exchange fire

(23 Jul 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CLIENTS: RESENDING EDIT TO REMOVE REPEAT SHOT++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Marjayoun, Lebanon - 23 July 2024 1. Smoke rising as result of artillery shelling from Kfar Hamam area 2. Smoke rising after artillery shelling in Khiam area 3. Various of smoke in sky after rockets intercepted over Markaba area 4. Various of smoke rising as result of artillery shelling in Markaba area STORYLINE: Bursts of smoke were spotted both in the sky and rising from the ground in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as the Israeli military struck multiple villages across the region, continuing an almost daily exchange with Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group Hezbollah said it has also carried out attacks with drones and rockets on two military posts in northern Israel after an Israeli drone strike killed a member of the group’s elite force. Hezbollah said it launched several explosive drones at a military post in Mount Meron and a Burkan rocket with a large warhead at a post near the village of Margliot. Hezbollah said the attacks were in retaliation for an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese village of Shaqra in which a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was killed. The Israeli military said “numerous suspicious aerial targets” were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel. Several were intercepted and several hits were identified in the area of Mount Meron. There were no injuries, the military said. Since early October, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed more than 450 people, mostly Hezbollah members, but also around 90 civilians and noncombatants. On the Israeli side, 21 soldiers and 13 civilians have been killed. AP video by Ramez Dallah =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/090712b8e7a24a8…

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