BEIRUT/TEL AVIV (dpa-AFX) – The fighting in the border area between Israel and Lebanon continues. Israel again attacked Hezbollah militia targets in Lebanon. Israeli warplanes attacked several positions of the Shiite movement, Israel’s armed forces said on Thursday. In addition, soldiers shot at a “terrorist” who was active in Lebanon near the northern Israeli town of Shlomi.
The Arabic television channel Al-Majadin reported that an Israeli warplane attacked several targets in Lebanon near their shared border. Lebanese security circles confirmed Israeli attacks with fighter jets and artillery. The state news agency NNA reported that Israel attacked additional targets in the eastern area of the border.
Israel’s armed forces later said Israeli soldiers had attacked a “terror cell” in Lebanon that had attempted to fire anti-tank missiles toward Israel. It was also said that other “terrorists” tried to fire projectiles at Israeli army posts, among other places. There are no reports of injuries. In response, the army bombarded the origins of the shelling with artillery fire.
Hezbollah confirmed shelling in Israel. There were hits, they said. In total, the Shiite organization claimed at least nine attacks on Israel by early Thursday evening.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7th, there have been repeated confrontations between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia on the border between Israel and Lebanon. There have already been fatalities on both sides. It is the worst escalation since the second Lebanon war in 2006./jot/DP/stw