The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday said that it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in retaliation to the fire towards Israel from the neighbouring country the previous day.
“A short while ago, the IAF struck terror targets and military infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in Lebanon, in response to fire yesterday (Monday) towards Israel,” the Air Force said in a post on X.
It also posted a video of the strike.
The development comes just hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had announced that it was “striking Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon”.
Aince the October 7 Hamas attack, there have been exchanges of fire across the border between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces.
Hezbollah, which wields considerable power in Lebanon, is designated as a terror organisation by the US, UK and other countries.
They are considered to have a more sophisticated arsenal compared to Hamas, and are capable of hitting targets further inside Israel, the BBC reported.
On Monday while addressing Parliament, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned Iran and Hezbollah to remain on the side lines of the conflict.
“Don’t try us, you will be severely harmed,” he was quoted as saying.
More than 10 Palestine media men killed, many hurt
At least 11 Palestinian journalists were killed and 20 more others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said.
In a press statement, the syndicate added on Monday that 50 local, regional, and international media organisations were targetted in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, which have continued for 10 days.
Moreover, two journalists have gone missing as they were covering the escalation between Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel, the syndicate said.
It also noted that the continued power outage and internet problem in Gaza limited the ability of journalists to continue their coverage, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Many journalists were subjected to direct threats and incitements from Israel on social media platforms,” the syndicate said, calling on the international community to intervene to protect journalists.
Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israeli towns adjacent to the Gaza Strip a week ago, prompting Israel to launch retaliatory strikes on Gaza.
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