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on the 22nd, lebanon's hezbollah launched missiles at the ramat david air base and airport in northern israel, and issued a statement saying that this was a retaliation against israel's previous attacks on lebanon.

on september 20, israel launched an airstrike on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon, killing at least 31 people. hezbollah later confirmed that two of its senior military commanders were killed in the attack. on the 21st, the israeli army launched another large-scale airstrike on southern lebanon, saying that this was an action taken after discovering that hezbollah was preparing to launch rocket attacks on israel.

let's take a look at the details of this round of large-scale mutual attacks between the israeli army and the lebanese hezbollah armed forces.reporterobservation reports sent back.

cgtn reporter zhao bing:from the 21st to the early morning of the 22nd, the israeli army and hezbollah in lebanon escalated their aerial exchanges again. during this period, hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets and missiles at northern israel and the golan heights it occupied. many rockets or missiles fell into local villages and towns, causing many injuries, houses, roads, vehicles, etc. were damaged, and fires were caused in many places. from the afternoon of the 21st to the early morning of the 22nd, the israeli army launched air strikes on more than 400 hezbollah targets in southern lebanon and north of the litani river. the israeli army said on the evening of the 21st that it had discovered signs of hezbollah launching a large-scale attack in advance, so it launched a large-scale air strike.israeli media reported that all educational activities in northern israel were cancelled on the 22nd, and haifa has opened an underground field hospital. several american and european airlines have once again canceled flights to israel. israeli prime minister netanyahu will hold a meeting with the israeli parliament's foreign affairs and security committee at noon that day.

lebanon's hezbollah rarely launches missiles with larger caliber and power

cgtn reporter zhao bing:there are several points worth noting in this exchange of fire. first, according to the statement of hezbollah, it launched the "fadi-1" and "fadi-2" missiles for the first time in the battle, and fired dozens of them in succession. these two missiles have large calibers and great power, with maximum ranges of 80 kilometers and 105 kilometers respectively. judging from the pictures of the israeli attack site, the buildings hit were severely damaged.

hezbollah's attacks have expanded in scope

cgtn reporter zhao bing:secondly, the media believes that the scope of this attack is wider than the scope of israel's security warning issued for the north of the country, such as the city of nazareth deep in the heart of northern israel. the media said that israel had experienced rocket interception for the first time since 2006. relevant media believe that hezbollah used the above situation to show that it has escalated its attacks on israel, and that the israeli air strikes did not affect its rocket launch positions in central and northern lebanon.

media said hezbollah is still consciously controlling the scope of the attack

cgtn reporter zhao bing:finally, hezbollah stated that it fired rockets mainly at the ramat david air base near haifa and the israeli defense enterprise "rafael", saying that this move was in retaliation for israel's previous attacks on lebanon. ramat david is the largest air base in northern israel. in july this year, hezbollah released a drone shot of the base. the media believes that this statement conveys thathezbollah is still consciously controlling the scope of its attacks and is still planning to launch precision strikes against israeli military facilities rather than carrying out large-scale attacks on northern israel.

the fighting between the israeli army and hezbollah in lebanon may escalate further

cgtn reporter zhao bing:based on the above, the israeli media believes that this exchange of fire is a continuation of israel's military action to put extreme pressure on hezbollah in lebanon.this was a limited retaliation by hezbollah against israel's previous air strikes.but as the israeli army continues to launch fierce attacks on hezbollah in lebanon, it is likely that the exchange of fire between the two sides will further escalate.