The Israeli military announced that its attack helicopters were attacking targets in Lebanese territory, without giving further details.
The Israeli military is reportedly attacking targets in southern Lebanon following the infiltration of several gunmen into northern Israel earlier. An image released by the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manara journalist shows a large explosion in the area.
Another video circulating on social media shows an attack on a Hezbollah observation post. It is a reconnaissance position near the border between Lebanon and Israel.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Monday it had reported explosions near Al-Boustan in southwestern Lebanon.
UNIFIL said its Chief of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro is in contact with the parties involved, urging them to exercise maximum restraint and use UNIFIL’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to prevent further escalation and loss of life.
The commander of the Lebanese army, General Joseph Aoun, met with Major General Arold Lázar on Monday to discuss the situation on the southern border, the Lebanese army said.
On Saturday, Hamas launched an attack on the south of Israel in which hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers were killed and at least one military base was captured. This was followed by the response of the Israeli army, in which hundreds of Palestinians were killed in airstrikes.
Israel declared a state of war for the first time since 1973 and began mobilizing military reservists and deploying troops near the Gaza Strip and on the northern border with Lebanon, where the powerful armed group Hezbollah operates.
The direct involvement of Hezbollah in the conflict would represent an additional escalation and expansion of the conflict in the Middle East. Hezbollah maintains close ties with the Iranian Republican Guard and, according to certain data, has more than 130,000 rockets of various calibers at its disposal.
The last major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah took place in 2006, when 121 Israeli soldiers and 44 civilians were killed, and thousands of civilians and soldiers were injured. On the Lebanese side, at least 250 Hezbollah fighters and more than 1,000 civilians were killed, Klix.ba reports.
