After nearly 50 rockets and missiles were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, the Israeli army announced that it had launched a series of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated in a post on the X platform on Sunday that several projectiles launched from Lebanon had been intercepted.
He also mentioned that “fighter jets struck military buildings belonging to Hezbollah in the towns of Ayta ash-Sha’b, Maroun al-Ras, and Yaroun in southern Lebanon.”
Additionally, Adraee reported that “airstrikes yesterday targeted the Faroun area in southern Lebanon, eliminating members of the Amal Movement who were inside a Hezbollah military building.”
Regarding the sirens that sounded in Upper Galilee earlier today, Adraee explained that Israeli defenses intercepted about 30 rockets launched from Lebanon, while the remaining rockets fell in open areas without causing any casualties.
Furthermore, around 20 rockets were fired at Kiryat Shmona, most of which were intercepted, according to Israeli claims.
Earlier today, Hezbollah announced that it had fired a barrage of rockets at northern Israel at dawn, in retaliation for an attack that the Lebanese Ministry of Health said killed three Lebanese paramedics.
This escalation follows a warning from Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, who mentioned preparing for offensive steps inside Lebanon, without specifying what these would entail.
Since October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed near-daily clashes, which Hezbollah, supported by Iran, refers to as a “support front” for Hamas in Gaza.
These clashes have resulted in the deaths of at least 610 people in Lebanon, including 394 Hezbollah fighters and 135 civilians, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fled their homes in the south to escape the shelling.
In Israel, authorities have reported the deaths of at least 24 soldiers and 26 civilians, including 12 killed in the occupied Golan Heights.
