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5 min readIsrael and Hezbollah exchanged fire across the Lebanon border, prompting Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel cited Hezbollah rocket attacks as the trigger, while the strikes disrupted Easter services amid funerals and home demolitions. In the Christian village of Dibil, resident Maroon Yasuf described residents as under siege and being shelled. United Nations peacekeepers protested after Israeli soldiers destroyed security cameras outside a UN base, with several peacekeepers wounded. Hezbollah claimed a missile strike on an Israeli warship off Lebanon's coast, though the Israeli military reported no awareness of the incident. Israel's military ordered evacuations from southern Lebanon and the main Syria-Lebanon border crossing, warning of potential strikes there. These developments underscore the intensifying cross-border conflict, blending military actions with civilian hardships during a religious holiday and straining UN operations.
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- 1 (00:00) **Israel Airstrikes in Lebanon** - Strikes hit south Lebanon and Beirut suburbs targeting Hezbollah militants firing rockets
- 2 (00:31) **Christian Village Under Siege** - Resident Maroon Yasuf describes Dibil as shelled and besieged
- 3 (00:40) **UN Peacekeepers Protest** - Formal complaint after Israeli soldiers destroy security cameras at UN base; several wounded
- 4 (00:53) **Hezbollah Missile Claim** - Group says it targeted Israeli warship off Lebanon coast; Israel denies awareness
- 5 (01:01) **Evacuation Orders Issued** - Israel warns of strikes on south Lebanon and Syria border crossing
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