Israeli aircraft attacked targets Hezbollah “deep in Lebanonin response to the launch of a surface-to-air missile from the south of Lebanon against an Israeli drone, attacks that reached the valley of Bekaafor the first time since hostilities began in October.
It is also the Israeli bombing in Lebanon that has reached the furthest north since the war that the Israeli Army and Hezbollah fought in 2006, to the vicinity of the city of Ballbekin the Bekaa Valley, a stronghold of the Shiite militia about 100 kilometers from the Israeli border.
“The Israel Defense Forces are attacking Hezbollah terrorist targets deep in Lebanon”indicated a statement from the Army, which later confirmed that it bombed the Lebanese group’s air defense bases in the Bekaa Valley.
On Monday morning, the Israeli defense system «David Sling»specialized in long-range projectiles, intercepted a surface-to-air missile that was fired at a drone Hermes.450 of the Israeli Air Force operating in Lebanon, the Army reported.
«After the launch of the interceptor, sirens sounded in the Alon Tavor area, in northern Israel. “No injuries were reported.”he added.
An additional missile launch was then identified towards the drone, which was shot down inside Lebanese territory.
“The IDF will continue to operate to defend the State of Israel from the threat of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, including in air operations over Lebanese territory”said a military spokesman.
The Minister of Defense spoke along the same lines yesterday, Yoav Gallantwho assured that Israel will take advantage of an eventual truce with Hamas in Gaza to intensify its attacks against the Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, with which it already fought a war in 2006.
For its part, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for up to four attacks on Israel, most with rockets – which left one injured in the Israeli town of Shtula – and one with the missile that shot down the Israeli drone, in addition to confirming the death of two of its men. in the Israeli bombings.
The border between Israel and Lebanon is experiencing its highest peak of tension since 2006 with an intense exchange of fire that has lasted more than four months and has claimed the lives of at least 300 people, the majority on the Lebanese side and in the ranks. of Hezbollah, which has confirmed some 217 casualties, some of them in Syria.
In Israel, 16 people have died on the northern border (10 soldiers and 6 civilians); while on the other side of the border some 284 people have died, including some 32 members of Palestinian militias, one soldier and 34 civilians – among them ten minors and three journalists – in addition to Hezbollah militiamen. EFE (I)
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