Tensions have heightened at the Lebanon-Israel border, with Hezbollah initiating attacks using explosive drones and missiles against Israeli positions. In response, Israeli air strikes have targeted numerous towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
A recent Israeli air strike on Aitaroun resulted in the destruction of five homes and extensive damage to several others, according to Ali Hijazi, a local official, as reported on Sunday.
“Divine intervention spared lives, preventing any martyrdom. Three women and two men sustained injuries,” he conveyed to Reuters news agency.
Hassan Fadlallah, a senior Hezbollah politician, stated in a Reuters release that Israeli air strikes marked a “new escalation.” He noted the group’s response involved innovative types of attacks, whether in the nature of weapons used or the targeted sites. Tensions have heightened
The Israeli army previously reported the crossing of “suspicious aerial targets” from Lebanon, with two intercepted. Two Israeli soldiers were moderately wounded, and several others suffered light injuries from shrapnel and smoke inhalation, as stated. Israeli fighter jets executed “an extensive series of strikes on Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanese territory,” triggering sirens at various locations along the border in Israel.
In Beirut, inhabitants witnessed the presence of what seemed to be two fighter jets streaking across a crystal-clear blue sky, leaving distinctive vapor trails in their wake.