Israeli military says Hezbollah was preparing to fire missiles and rockets towards Israeli territory, amid growing fears of escalation in the region
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has launched strikes inside Lebanon after assessing that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement was preparing to fire rockets and missiles towards Israel.