Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to continue fighting against Israel until Gaza ceasefire.
The Israeli military has said it hit a Hezbollah site deep inside Lebanese territory, the latest in a volley of strikes between the two sides amid Israel war on Gaza.
In a post on Telegram on Wednesday, Israel’s military said the attack on Tuesday night targeted one of the Lebanese armed group’s air defence systems near the central village of Janta, which is located about 79km (49 miles) from the capital, Beirut.
This marked a deeper-than-usual incursion into Lebanese territory, where most of the attacks have so far been confined to the south.
In parallel overnight strikes, Israel’s air force attacked a Hezbollah air defence site in the southern town of Baraachit and a weapons depot in the Kfar Kila area, it said.
Israel Says Hezbollah, Lebanon and Iran Bear ‘Full Responsibility’ For Escalation.
Israel says Thursday that Hezbollah, its patron Iran and the government of Lebanon bear “full responsibility” for spiraling violence across the Israel-Lebanon border, and hints that a further escalation could be in the works.
“Lebanon and Hezbollah, under the guidance of Iran, bear full responsibility for the deterioration of the security situation in the north,” government spokesperson David Mencer says. “Whether through diplomatic efforts — or otherwise — Israel will restore security on our northern border.”
IDF Strikes Hezbollah Infrastructure In South Lebanon
The IDF also says that suspected drone infiltration sirens that sounded in the Golan Heights an hour ago were triggered by three targets that were identified.
The three targets, possibly drones, were downed by air defenses, the military says.