Israel said Wednesday its forces were carrying out "offensive action" in Lebanon after launching cross-border strikes targeting Hamas ally Hezbollah as Israeli aircraft and tanks pounded the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said that it had intercepted two aerial attacks off its northern coast, but did not comment on Hezbollah’s claim that it had hit a military barracks. The extent of any damage was not clear.
Israeli jets and artillery struck approximately 40 pro-Iranian Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Wednesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said. The IDF said it hit an arms depot and "other terror infrastructures,
Hezbollah has launched a series of drone strikes against Israeli military bases, in its deepest attack inside Israel since the start of the war in Gaza.
The IDF used both fighter jets and artillery in this operation, targeting weapons depots and other strategic assets used by Hizbullah for its operations against Israel. This latest military action follows a pattern of increased tensions along the border,
State media and a Hezbollah source said one person was wounded Thursday in an Israeli drone attack on eastern Lebanon following a flare-up in cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
It's Day 200 of the Israel-Hamas war, but the warring sides have shown no signs of reaching a ceasefire even with thousands dead and many more injured due to the fighting.
Israeli forces are carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday without specifying whether ground troops had crossed the border.
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel Tuesday in response to the killing of two civilians in a strike blamed on Israel in Lebanon's south.