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Lebanon: Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Members in the Country's South
On August 1, 2026, Israel claimed to have killed several Hezbollah members on a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, according to the New York Times. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Lebanese militant group. The confrontation threatens a fragile ceasefire between the two sides. The exact number of casualties and precise circumstances of the operation have not yet been independently confirmed at this time.