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Hezbollah Claims ‘Direct Hit’ on Israeli Warship Off Lebanese Coast; IDF ‘Unaware’ of Incident - News From Antiwar.com
Hezbollah said it hit the vessel with a naval cruise missile, while Israel denied any such incident and later strikes killed at least 4 people.
- On Saturday night, Hezbollah claimed a strike using a "naval cruise missile" against an Israeli warship located 68 nautical miles off the Lebanese coast, further claiming a "direct hit."
- This marks the first naval strike claim since Hezbollah fired at an Israeli vessel during the July 2006 war, an announcement also made during a speech by Hassan Nasrallah, the group's former leader.
- An army source cited by Yedioth Aharonoth stated the report "is not recognized," as the IDF claims to be "totally unaware" of the incident while online videos remain unauthenticated.
- Following reports of the incident, Israel struck a residential neighborhood near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, killing at least 4 people and wounding at least 39 others.
- Since the current conflict began, the Lebanese Health Ministry reports 1,461 people killed and 4,430 wounded, as the IDF conceded it overestimated damage to Hezbollah's capabilities during 2024.
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Hezbollah Claims ‘Direct Hit’ on Israeli Warship Off Lebanese Coast; IDF ‘Unaware’ of Incident - News From Antiwar.com
Hezbollah has reported firing a cruise missile at an Israeli warship operating 68 nautical miles off the Lebanese coast, and further claimed to have scored a “direct hit” on the warship. Details of the hit remain unclear, as the IDF claims to be totally unaware of any such incident, while…
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