air strike
noun
: an attack in which military airplanes drop bombs
The strategy calls for air strikes on key targets.
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On Friday, Israel assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air strike on Beirut.
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Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Not a single Palestinian in the West bank was killed by an air strike in the preceding three years, according to the UN.
‘Don’t play with us’
Since October, such strikes have become a near-daily occurrence.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah denied responsibility for the air strike.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2024
In another video, filmed by Agence France-Presse not long after the air strike, Layan’s face was mottled with burns.
—Longreads, 6 Aug. 2024
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Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Not a single Palestinian in the West bank was killed by an air strike in the preceding three years, according to the UN.
‘Don’t play with us’
Since October, such strikes have become a near-daily occurrence.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah denied responsibility for the air strike.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2024
In another video, filmed by Agence France-Presse not long after the air strike, Layan’s face was mottled with burns.
—Longreads, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Air strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20strike. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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