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Before the scale of the strike became clear, however, the group said it had targeted the Hermon Brigade with an Iranian-made Falaq missile, one of several attacks carried out on that day. The base, on the slopes of Mt Hermon, is about 3km (two miles) from where the explosion happened, raising the possibility that the missile missed its target.<\/p>\n
Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said intelligence information indicated that the attack had been carried out by Hezbollah in Lebanon, describing the group\u2019s denial as \u201ca lie\u201d. <\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, too, said \u201cevery indication\u201d was that the missile had been fired by Hezbollah, and that the US stood by \u201cIsrael\u2019s right to defend its citizens from terrorist attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lebanon, then, is waiting for a possible major Israeli reaction.<\/p>\n
The strikes by Hezbollah started on 8 October, the day after the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, with the group saying they were in support for Palestinians in Gaza. So far, more than 450 people have been reported killed in Lebanon, including about 350 Hezbollah fighters and at least 100 civilians. In Israel, 23 civilians and at least 17 soldiers have been killed.<\/p>\n
In Lebanon, most of the Israeli attacks have hit the south, where villages are destroyed and deserted, and the eastern Bekaa Valey, two areas where Hezbollah operates. An Israeli campaign targeting places that, so far, have been untouched, including parts of the capital Beirut, could lead to a dangerous and unpredictable phase in their fighting.<\/p>\n
Seen as a significantly more formidable foe than Hamas, Hezbollah has been preparing for another major conflict with Israel since their last one, in 2006, which inflicted heavy damage on both sides. According to Western estimates, the group has about 150,000 rockets and missiles, which could overwhelm Israel\u2019s sophisticated air defence systems. The arsenal also includes precision guided missiles capable of striking deep into Israeli territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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