Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel will ‘mercilessly strike’ Hezbollah after drone attack; Israeli airstrike kills eight in Gaza City

Israeli prime minister vows retaliation including targets in Beirut after drone strike on military base in Israel on Sunday; eight killed in Gaza CityMore now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported on earlier (see post 7.33BST)The drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others on Sunday, the Israeli military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people. It later said it targeted Israel’s elite Golani brigade, launching dozens of missiles to occupy Israeli air defence systems during the assault by “squadrons” of drones. Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel will ‘mercilessly strike’ Hezbollah after drone attack; Israeli airstrike kills eight in Gaza City

Israeli prime minister vows retaliation including targets in Beirut after drone strike on military base in Israel on Sunday; eight killed in Gaza City

More now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported on earlier (see post 7.33BST)

The drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others on Sunday, the Israeli military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.

Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people. It later said it targeted Israel’s elite Golani brigade, launching dozens of missiles to occupy Israeli air defence systems during the assault by “squadrons” of drones.

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