Israel airstrike kills 4 Hezbollah activists in Lebanon

Four Hezbollah activists have been killed and weapons destroyed in an Israeli airstrike near Lebanon-Syria border, according to a media report today.
The Israeli assault targeted two trucks, one containing missiles and the other missile launchers, which were being transported to Hezbollah missile warehouses in Lebanon, Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star said.
The shipment that came under attack on Monday was reportedly carrying "a missile shipment from Syria" for Hezbollah, the report said.
Hezbollah today confirmed the air raid and vowed to respond "at the appropriate time" to the "blatant aggression".
"This new attack amounts to blatant aggression against Lebanon, its sovereignty and territory," the armed Shiite movement said in a statement.

The newspaper quoted a "security source" as saying that the Israel Air Force had fired four missiles at the trucks, which were carrying "qualitative" weapons.

Israel has a policy of neither confirming or denying such reports in the international media. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, yesterday said, "We do all that is necessary to protect the security of Israeli citizens."
But Netanyahu didn't cross the threshold of taking responsibility for the attack.
Since the 2006 Second Lebanon War, which saw Israel battle Hezbollah for more than a month, the militant group is said to have built up an arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles that are directed at population centres in Israel.

Over the past year, Israel has carried out several airstrikes inside Syria to halt suspected shipments of advanced missiles, including Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles and guided missiles from Iran, from reaching Hezbollah.