Morning news brief: Israel strikes Hezbollah camp in Lebanon; Russia-Ukraine war updates, and more

Israel conducted air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon early Sunday afterHezbollah said that it downed an Israeli drone.The Reuterssources said that the Israeli attack targeted a Hezbollah training camp in Janta village, near the border with Syria. Meanwhile, the war in Gazacompletedsix months today. Israelis are marking this day by organising massive rallies against PM Benjamin Netanyahu.The families of the hostages are also frustrated with the government’s inability to secure their release and reach a ceasefire agreement.

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Hours after Iran-backedLebanon-based group Hezbollah said that it downed an Israeli drone over Lebanon, Israel launched air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon early on Sunday (April 4), Reuters reported citing two Lebanese security sources.

Over 100,000 people rallied against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across 50 locations of the country, expressing their frustration over the delay in the Gaza hostage deal, several media outlets reported.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that the country could run out of air defence missiles if Moscow continues its ongoing war campaign comprised of long-range bombing attacks.

Nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini, 48, won Slovakia's presidential elections on Saturday (Apr 6), solidifying the influence of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over Slovakia.

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