Israeli Fighter Jets Target Infrastructure on Lebanese-Syrian Border
Israeli fighter jets struck infrastructure on the Lebanese-Syrian border to prevent weapon transfers to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israeli military condemned Hezbollah's activities and vowed continued actions against them. Lebanese transport minister Ali Hamieh confirmed the strike had targeted the Syrian side of a small bridge.
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Israeli fighter jets on Thursday struck infrastructure on the Lebanese-Syrian border in an effort to stop the transfer of weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to Israel's military.
The military stated that Hezbollah uses these means of warfare against Israeli citizens. 'The IDF will continue to strike and act against the Hezbollah terrorist organization's attempts to arm itself and transfer weapons into Lebanon from Syrian territory,' the statement read.
Lebanese Transport Minister Ali Hamieh told Reuters that the Israeli strike had hit the Syrian side of a small bridge that serves as a crossing into Lebanon.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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