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Iran-backed Hezbollah militants launched rockets dubbed “volcano” on Israel, as fears the war between Tel Aviv and Hamas could turn into a regional conflict continue to rise.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah, an organisation proscribed as a terror group in the UK, launched on Saturday several attacks against Israeli targets near the border with southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Among the targets Hezbollah’s rockets hit was an Israeli military site known in Lebanon as Jal al-Allam.<\/p>\n
This was struck by two large Burkan missiles, AP reported, which means “volcano” in Arabic.<\/p>\n
These missiles have an operational range between 500 to 2,000 metres and are outfitted with warheads that can weigh hundreds of kilograms.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Ukraine soldier admits \u2018we are losing this war\u2019 with Russia in devastating blow<\/strong><\/p>\n The Israeli military responded to these attacks by launching retaliatory airstrikes along the Lebanese border.<\/p>\n Reports of the use of “Volcanos” come hours after the political leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, delivered an incendiary speech in which he warned that “all scenarios are open” when it comes to the war between Hamas and Israel – including it turning into a wider conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Speaking on Friday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Israel, Nasrallah said Washington would “pay a price” for the “crimes committed” by the Tel Aviv government unless he stopped the ongoing war.<\/p>\n Nasrallah added: “To the Americans directing your threats at us in Lebanon, your naval fleets cannot and will not cause us to fear. We have prepared for them with whatever it takes.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> “Israel your servant, you the Americans, are capable of ending the aggression on Gaza because it is you that started it. If you wish to steer away from a regional war you must hurriedly act to end the war on Gaza.”<\/p>\n Israel started a campaign of airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas terrorists launched an unprecedented attack on the country on October 7.<\/p>\n The terror attack, which included rocket launches on Tel Aviv and a rampage on kibbutzim in southern Israel, killed around 1,400 people.<\/p>\n It also saw Hamas terrorists kidnap more than 230 people, most of whom are still being held captive.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/israel-hezbollah-war-5050446.jpg?r=1699194763113\")
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