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Israeli foot patrols near the northern Israeli town of Avivim, close to the border with Lebanon. AFP
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Hashim Safieddin, the head of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah's political bureau, speaks during the funeral of two members of Hezbollah killed in Israeli strikes in Syria. AFP
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Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of two fighters during the funeral in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of southern Beirut on August 26, 2019. AFP
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The head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said on August 25 that Israeli strikes overnight in Syria had hit a position used by his Lebanese Shiite group, killing two of its members. AFP
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Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to respond to recent Israel actions against the group. AFP
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A picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah lies amid the debris in a Lebanese Hezbollah media office after a drone exploded. AP
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President Michel Aoun (C) heads a meeting of the Higher Defence Council in the historic Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon's Chouf mountains, southeast of the capital Beirut. HO via AFP
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Lebanese army and United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) vehicles patrolling in the Lebanese village of Aitaroun along the border with Lebanon.
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Spanish UN peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila. AP
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A farmer in the northern Israeli town of Metula drives his tractor in front of the concrete barrier along the border with Lebanon. AFP
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A tall concrete barrier built by Israel along the border with Lebanon and the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Lebanon, Hezbollah's chief and the head of Iran's elite Quds Force to "be careful" with their words and actions. AFP
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The concrete barrier along the border with Lebanon has been built in recent years to prevent Hezbollah incursions. AFP
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An Israeli Merkava tank positioned along the border with neighbouring Lebanon. AFP
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Israeli foot patrols near the northern Israeli town of Avivim, close to the border with Lebanon. AFP
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Hashim Safieddin, the head of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah's political bureau, speaks during the funeral of two members of Hezbollah killed in Israeli strikes in Syria. AFP
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Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of two fighters during the funeral in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of southern Beirut on August 26, 2019. AFP
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The head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said on August 25 that Israeli strikes overnight in Syria had hit a position used by his Lebanese Shiite group, killing two of its members. AFP
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Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to respond to recent Israel actions against the group. AFP
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A picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah lies amid the debris in a Lebanese Hezbollah media office after a drone exploded. AP
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President Michel Aoun (C) heads a meeting of the Higher Defence Council in the historic Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon's Chouf mountains, southeast of the capital Beirut. HO via AFP
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Lebanese army and United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) vehicles patrolling in the Lebanese village of Aitaroun along the border with Lebanon.
AFP
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Spanish UN peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila. AP
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A farmer in the northern Israeli town of Metula drives his tractor in front of the concrete barrier along the border with Lebanon. AFP
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A tall concrete barrier built by Israel along the border with Lebanon and the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Lebanon, Hezbollah's chief and the head of Iran's elite Quds Force to "be careful" with their words and actions. AFP
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The concrete barrier along the border with Lebanon has been built in recent years to prevent Hezbollah incursions. AFP
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An Israeli Merkava tank positioned along the border with neighbouring Lebanon. AFP
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Israeli foot patrols near the northern Israeli town of Avivim, close to the border with Lebanon. AFP
Hezbollah preparing 'calculated' response to Israel
Sources said that the Lebanese armed group is not looking to start a war but will retaliate after drones crashed in Beirut
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28 August, 2019
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