Middle East - Hezbollah fires around 200 rockets at northern Israel
In response to the killing of a high-ranking commander, Hezbollah in Lebanon reportedly fired over 200 rockets into northern Israel and shot down more than 20 drones on various Israeli targets. The Israeli army confirmed this, identifying approximately 200 projectiles and over 20 drones that had penetrated Israeli territory. The military retaliated by striking the launch sites in Lebanon.
The Israeli army also stated that some of the projectiles had been intercepted. In various regions, fires broke out due to falling rocket shrapnel and drone debris. Sirens were wailing in the northern part of the country.
The Lebanese news agency NNA reported that a person was killed and a woman was injured in an Israeli attack in Hula in the South Lebanon.
Hezbollah confirmed the death of one of their members. The man was reportedly from Hula. The militia did not provide further details about how, where, or when the fighter was killed.
The Israeli military stated that they had targeted "Hezbollah military buildings" in Hula, among other places, from the air.
According to Israeli reports, they had killed a high-ranking Hezbollah commander in Lebanon on Wednesday. Israel and the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah have been engaging in near-daily clashes since the start of the Gaza War, with the intensity of the fighting increasing significantly. There have been casualties on both sides. It is feared that the conflict could spread to the region.
Israel demands that Hezbollah withdraws to the 30-kilometer buffer zone along the border, as stipulated in a UN resolution. The Iran-backed militia, however, insists on ceasing their rocket fire only when there is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
- The escalation of conflicts in the Middle East led to Hezbollah in Beirut retaliating against Northern Israel, launching over 200 rockets and shooting down more than 20 drones.
- The ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah has resulted in various regions of Lebanon and Israel experiencing fires due to rocket shrapnel and drone debris.
- In the aftermath of the Israeli strike on Hula in South Lebanon, a person was reportedly killed, and a woman was injured, according to the Lebanese news agency NNA.
- Hezbollah's military responded to the Israeli military's air strikes by confirming the death of one of their members who was reportedly from Hula, but they did not provide further details.
- The Israeli military claimed responsibility for targeting "Hezbollah military buildings" in Hula, further escalating tensions between the two adversaries in Northern Israel and Lebanon.
- Israel and Hezbollah's conflicts have continued since the start of the Gaza War, with intense clashes and casualties on both sides, raising concerns of the conflict spreading to neighboring countries.
