Smoke billows from an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on 25 August 2024, amid escalations in the ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Rabih DAHER/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Israel army says struck south Lebanon rocket launchers posing 'imminent threat'

Agence France-Presse

Israel's military said it struck on Sunday rocket launchers in southern Lebanon which it said threatened civilians, ahead of the funeral in Beirut of slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

"A short while ago, the IDF (military) conducted a precise intelligence-based strike on a military site containing rocket launchers and weapons in Lebanese territory, in which Hezbollah activity was identified," a military statement said.

"Additionally, several rocket launchers that posed an imminent threat to Israeli civilians were struck in southern Lebanon."

This is a developing story.