Israel Strikes Lebanon in One of Largest Attacks Since Cease-Fire
TEL AVIV—Israel's military said it was targeting an underground drone facility in southern Beirut on Thursday, in one of its largest strikes on Hezbollah assets since a cease-fire was agreed to in November.
The military said Hezbollah's aerial unit was producing thousands of drones with help and funding frin Iran. It said Hezbollah was working to increase its production of drones in preparation for its next war with Israel, characterizing it as a 'blatant violation' of the agreement between Israel and Lebanon that brought more than a year of fighting to an end.
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