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Hezbollah’s satellite television news channel Al-Manar broadcast funeral footage showing three caskets covered in Hezbollah flags.
Israel confirmed it had attacked what it said were terrorist infrastructure targets in Lebanon, but did not respond to questions about the strikes in Bint Jbeil.
Australians have been urged by the government since October not to travel to Lebanon, as Dreyfus said anyone still in the country should leave as soon as possible “while commercial options are available”.
“What we have in the region at present, and what we have in southern Lebanon and in northern Israel is continuing armed conflict”, he said.
Ali’s brother Ibrahim Bazzi travelled to Lebanon in recent days to visit his wife, Shorouk, said the ABC, which first reported the brothers’ deaths.
A eulogy posted on Hezbollah’s official website praised Ali Bazzi as a “martyr”, but did not name his brother Ibrahim. Hezbollah enjoys widespread support in the area, which is close to the Israeli border.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that “enemy warplanes” raided the Bazzi family’s house just before midnight on Tuesday, leaving a grim aftermath for rescuers in the morning.
“Their concerted efforts culminated in the recovery of the bodies of Ali Bazzi, his brother Ibrahim Bazzi, and Ibrahim’s wife, Shorouk Hamoud, and one injured person,” the NNA said.
Israel’s Air Force said in a statement reported by the Jerusalem Post that it had destroyed Hezbollah military installations and terrorist infrastructure.
Israel’s military did not respond to this masthead’s request for comment or confirmation on the strikes.
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Hezbollah has long been designated a terrorist organisation by Australia, the US, UK and a host of other countries. The group formed after the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon in 1982 and like Hamas, which it supports, is backed by Iran.
Since Hamas’ October 7 attack, the Israeli military has been engaged in rocket attacks with Hezbollah on its northern border, fearing an all-out attack from Iranian proxies.
Israeli air strikes and shelling have reportedly killed more than 100 Hezbollah fighters and nearly two dozen civilians, including children, the elderly and several journalists.
With Reuters and Wafa Issa
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