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August 26, 2020

Lebanese Border Residents Say Israel Dropped Cluster Bombs, White Phosphorus
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Israel launched airstrikes on southern Lebanon overnight, saying the
assault was retaliation for shots fired by Hezbollah into Israel. No
Israeli soldiers were injured in the alleged border incursion. But
residents of the Lebanese border town of Houla reported their homes were
damaged by an intense Israeli bombardment.

Hassan Hamdan: "First they lit up incendiary flares. Then they started
with white phosphorus lights. Then it was something like cluster bombs
that exploded when they hit the ground. And then it was all over. It was
unbelievable how much they struck. We almost suffocated from the smoke."

Israel's assault on southern Lebanon followed 16 straight days of
attacks on the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian militants have launched
incendiary balloons into southern Israel.


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