Israel launched airstrikes against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon early this morning after the Iran-backed group fired rockets into Israel, expanding Israel’s campaign against Iran.
According to the Israeli Defense Forces, weapons storage facilities and additional infrastructure in several parts of Lebanon were hit.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that at least 31 people were killed and 149 people were wounded in the Israeli strikes in Lebanon. About two thirds of the dead were in the south of Lebanon.
Hezbollah said it fired rockets from Lebanon at Israel in response to the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and to repeated Israeli aggression. It is the first time in more than a year that the Lebanese militant group has claimed responsibility for attacks on Israel.
There were no reports of casualties or damage in Israel, one part of the missile was intercepted and one landed in uninhabited territory.
An Israeli general said today that the military will step up its attacks in Lebanon in response to rocket attacks on Israel by the militant group Hezbollah, the Guardian reported.
“Hezbollah chose the Iranian regime instead of the state of Lebanon and launched attacks on our civilians, they will pay a heavy price,” said Rafi Milo, head of Israel’s Northern Military Command, adding that the strikes will continue and their intensity will increase.
Iran launched a new ballistic attack on Israel
Alarm sirens sounded across central and southern Israel this morning, after Iran also launched a new ballistic attack.
It is the first attack in more than eight hours, the Times of Israel reports. A warning about suspected drone infiltration is also heard in the Upper Galilee.
The Israeli army said it was working to intercept the threats. Air raid sirens sounded in Kuwait as well, reports Al Jazeera.
According to reports, this is at least the third time that alarms have sounded in that country in the last few hours. Kuwaiti authorities previously reported that the country’s air defenses had successfully intercepted most of the drones that approached the capital.
Missiles and drones launched from Lebanon triggered sirens in Haifa and across northern Israel early this morning, after Hezbollah carried out attacks on the country in support of Iran, the Times of Israel reports.
This provoked immediate retaliatory attacks from Israel across Lebanon, including the capital, Beirut.
So far, there are no reports of injuries or damage.
The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, to which Tehran retaliated by targeting Israel, Kuwait, Bahrain and other Middle Eastern countries.
