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"A number of anti-tank missiles were fired from Lebanon towards an Israel Defense Forces base and military vehicles. A number of hits have been confirmed," the IDF said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the Israeli military is "responding with fire towards the sources of fire and targets in southern Lebanon."On Friday, the IDF accused the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force of working with Hezbollah to create precision-guided missile factories inside Lebanon. Nasrallah rejected the accusation, calling it a pretext to attack Lebanon:
An IDF spokesman said later in the afternoon that while hostilities appeared to be over, Israeli forces remain on alert.
"We do not have factories to produce precision-guided missiles in Lebanon," Nasrallah said, speaking to supporters on Saturday night, his comments cited by Reuters.Lebanese PM Hariri has asked the US and France to intervene. Good luck with that! Israel claims there were no casualties following the missiles from Lebanon. Netanyahu instructed the IDF to "be prepared for any scenario" and president Rivlin warned, essentially, that Israel will "self-defense-to-death" anyone that harms Israel.
Hezbollah already has enough precision missiles for 'any confrontation' with Israel, big or small, Nasrallah added.
Commenting on the recent drone attacks in Beirut, which Lebanese authorities blamed on Israel, Nasrallah said the attacks open a dangerous door to killings and political assassinations in Lebanon.
According to the Hezbollah leader, the appropriate "response" to Israel's "aggression" is now 'in the hands of field commanders, who know what they must do', and 'what the limits are'.
"We want the enemy to remain confused because we left all the options open," Nasrallah said. Israel "must pay a price" for its actions, he added.
Comment: The new ceasefire came into effect early today. Neither the Syrians nor Russians were in the skies when the U.S. launched its strike. Moon of Alabama reports: It looks as if this was planned, possibly with coordination between the Americans and the Russians (and Turkey?), i.e. the unilateral ceasefire is put into effect, giving 'clear skies' from which the U.S. can then bomb al-Qaeda leadership positions. It looks like the terrorists may finally have been abandoned by their masters...
UPDATE: The Russians have commented on the strike, saying it was NOT coordinated with them or Turkey: