On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed conducting airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, marking the deepest strikes since October 7. These strikes followed rocket attacks by the Iran-backed terror group on a military air traffic control facility in northern Israel.
In the afternoon, Hezbollah launched a barrage of 50 rockets.
The Israeli airstrikes targeted what the IDF described as “a military compound used by Hezbollah’s aerial unit” near Zboud in the Baalbek District, a site over 110 km from the Israeli border. The military stated that the compound consisted of multiple structures and a landing pad for aerial drones.
The IDF also reported striking Hezbollah facilities in the southern Lebanese areas of Ayta ash-Shab, Kafr Kila, and Maroun al-Ras.
Hezbollah also acknowledged responsibility for a distinct rocket barrage that struck a winery in the vicinity of Moshav Avivim. While no casualties were reported, the winery caught fire.
Hezbollah leaders have indicated their intention to persist in firing rockets to hinder the return of thousands of northern Israel residents to their homes. Israeli officials have been advocating for Hezbollah’s disarmament and expulsion from southern Lebanon in compliance with UN Security Council resolution 1701, which concluded the 2006 Second Lebanon War.