Israel-Lebanon War: Hezbollah Launches ‘Qader 1’ Ballistic Missile Targeting Mossad Headquarters in Suburbs of Tel Aviv

Beirut, September 25: Hezbollah, for the first time, launched a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile from Lebanon on Wednesday at the headquarters of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the group said in a statement.

"In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honourable resistance, and in defence of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance launched a 'Qader 1' ballistic missile targeting the Mossad headquarters in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, which is the headquarters responsible for assassinating leaders and blowing up pagers and wireless devices," it said in the statement. Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israel Intercepts Hezbollah's Farthest Strike Yet in 11 Months of Exchanges.

Confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army have escalated in recent days, as the group began shelling military sites in northern Israel with dozens of missiles, including "Fadi 1", "Fadi 2" and "Fadi 3" missiles, which it used for the first time since October 8 last year, Xinhua news agency reported. Israel-Lebanon War: 100 Killed and 400 Injured in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon; Viral Video Shows Thousands Fleeing to Beirut Amid Intensified Attacks.

Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been exchanging shelling across the Lebanese-Israeli border after war broke out between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip last October following the former's unprecedented attack on Israel.

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