The Israeli military says it has struck more Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon as cross-border attacks resumed Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says dozens of targets in southern Lebanon were struck, and the launcher that fired rockets towards Haifa early Friday was destroyed.
“In dozens of additional strikes, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) struck terrorist infrastructure sites and terrorist cells” belonging to Hezbollah in several areas, the IDF said.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported there had been casualties in an Israeli airstrike on the house of the mayor of Aytit in southern Lebanon.
The IDF added that following the sirens that sounded in the Lower Galilee area, approximately 10 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. The majority were intercepted.
For its part, Hezbollah announced Friday that it had fired Fad-1 rockets towards the Ilaniya settlement and had also targeted the city of Tiberias in northern Israel.
Some context: Israel has been launching a barrage of airstrikes across swathes of Lebanon as its conflict with Hezbollah escalates.
Israel’s military has vowed to speed up its “offensive operations” against Hezbollah without reprieve. Troops on Wednesday held exercises simulating ground combat in Lebanon, which the military has not ruled out.
Thousands of people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes amid the intense attacks.
