Israeli Forces Bomb Southern Lebanon... "Response to Hezbollah Rocket Launch"

On the 11th, major foreign media reported that the Israeli military conducted airstrikes with anti-tank weapons in southern Lebanon in response to rocket launcher attacks by Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group in Lebanon.

Hezbollah fighters, the Shia armed faction in Lebanon [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

According to major foreign media, the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon as retaliation for Hezbollah firing anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) at Israeli military vehicles in the northern Israeli region of Avivim. Hezbollah claimed to have bombed two Israeli military vehicles by launching ATGM missiles.

The Israeli military stated that it attacked Lebanon after one of its positions near the northern Israeli village of Arab al-Assamseh was targeted by anti-tank fire. However, the military did not disclose the number of casualties resulting from the airstrikes.

Earlier, on the 8th, the day after Hamas launched airstrikes on Israel, Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars toward Israeli-occupied areas in the Golan Heights and claimed responsibility for the attack.

Israel reported that 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, with four intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, and the rest landing in uninhabited open areas, causing no damage or injuries.

Hezbollah is a Shiite militant group supported by Iran, and during Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 2006, it fought a month-long war with Israel. At that time, Israel chose to withdraw due to Hezbollah's resistance.

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