Israeli army says killed over 180 Hezbollah members in Wednesday strikes
The Israeli military said Friday that airstrikes it carried out in Lebanon two days earlier killed more than 180 Hezbollah militants.
"Following an initial intelligence assessment... it can be determined that the (Israeli army) eliminated more than 180 militants from ... Hezbollah ... The count is still ongoing," the Israeli military said.
Lebanon's health ministry meanwhile said Friday that the death toll from Israeli strikes across the country two days earlier was 357, up from a previous count of 303, while it said 1,223 more people were wounded.
Source: Agence France Presse
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