Israel says it destroyed 200-meter Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon

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Israel says it destroyed 200-meter Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon
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The tunnel was over 25 meters deep and contained “hundreds of weapons,” according to a joint statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday evening.

At the same time, state-run Lebanese media are reporting several attacks on Sunday, writes the AFP news agency.

The reports come despite Friday's framework agreement between Israel, the United States and Lebanon's beleaguered government, aimed at achieving peace in Lebanon. However, Hezbollah is not part of the ceasefire agreement and has condemned the deal.

In a statement, the movement condemns Sunday's attacks as a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" and states that it "reserve the right to defend their homeland and people."

Since Lebanon was drawn into the Iran-Iraq war in early March, more than 4,200 Lebanese have been killed by Israeli shelling, Haaretz reports, citing Lebanon's Ministry of Health, on Monday night.

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