Hezbollah targets Israeli base to avenge Lebanon killings
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00:00 Smoke rises above a car park. It's the aftermath of a drone attack on an Israeli army command
00:06 centre in the north of the country. The Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group has claimed responsibility
00:11 for the strike, which Israel's military said caused no damage or casualties. It was fired
00:17 from the south of Lebanon in retaliation for recent strikes that killed top Hamas and Hezbollah
00:22 officials.
00:23 On Tuesday, thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Hezbollah commander Wissam
00:27 Tawil. His coffin draped in the militant group's yellow flag as it was carried through the
00:32 streets of his town.
00:33 "I'm the mother of two martyrs and the martyrdom of Tawil has increased our strength, determination
00:40 and pride. The enemy should never think that we will be afraid, not of its massacres, not
00:45 of losing men, not of anything."
00:47 Over 130 Hezbollah fighters have been killed in the three months of hostilities. Again
00:53 on Tuesday night, Israeli officials say they killed another senior commander, this time
00:58 from the group's aerial unit. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mekati has said that his country
01:03 was "ready for talks" to achieve long-term stability in the south of Lebanon, but gave
01:09 no details on the nature of potential negotiations.
01:12 The escalation in violence has led to the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians,
01:17 both on the Lebanese and the Israeli side of the border.
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