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The Lebanese army and Hezbollah have announced that an Israeli drone fell on Sunday, August 25, at dawn, over the southern suburbs of Beirut. The explosion of another aircraft caused extensive damage to the headquarters of the Shiite party's communication.
From our correspondent in Beirut , Paul Khalifeh
Two Israeli drones fell on Sunday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the main stronghold of Hezbollah.
The first device was seized by the Shiite party, which claims that its technicians are trying to extract the data stored there to determine the nature of its mission. The second drone was armed, it fell on a building housing the headquarters of the communication of Hezbollah, causing extensive damage without material casualties.
" Severe retaliation "
This is an unprecedented incident since the Second Lebanon War, in 2006. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to speak in the late afternoon late on Sunday to announce a " severe retaliation ," according to a spokesman. left. The drone explosion was heard throughout the southern suburbs of Beirut and surrounding areas. After the incident, Hezbollah supporters traveled the streets by car or motorcycle to express their support for the party and its leader.
On Sunday morning, Israeli drones continued to fly over vast areas of southern Lebanon, another stronghold of Hezbollah. Meanwhile, the scene of the explosion, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, was cordoned off by the military police of the Lebanese army, as army and Hezbollah artificers were busy recovering the debris from the Lebanese army. 'apparatus.
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