Israeli military spokesperson says Hezbollah weapons depots close to Sidon had been focused.
Israeli forces have carried out no less than two air strikes on the coastal city of Ghaziyeh in southern Lebanon, in keeping with the Israeli army and Lebanese state media.
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging near-daily fireplace throughout the border since Israel launched its assault on Gaza in response to a Hamas-led assault on October 7.
“Israeli warplanes carried out … strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh,” the state-run Nationwide Information Company (NNA) reported on Monday, saying {that a} automobile was focused and ambulances rushed to the scene, with out offering additional particulars. It was not instantly clear if there have been casualties.
The city is about 5km (3 miles) away from the southern port metropolis of Sidon, and about 60km (37 miles) north of the border with Israel.
Avichay Adraea, an Israeli military spokesman, stated on Monday: “We targeted Hezbollah weapons depots near Sidon in response to the explosion of an enemy craft whose wreckage we found near the Tiberias area this afternoon. We will continue to act forcefully in response to Hezbollah attacks.”
There was no quick remark from Hezbollah.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, stated {that a} manufacturing unit was focused within the strikes.
“The owner of the factory said the targeted facility manufactured electrical generators,” she stated. She added that strikes hitting deeper inside Lebanon have gotten extra frequent.
The strikes got here shortly after the Iran-backed Hezbollah group claimed accountability for 2 assaults on Israeli posts within the border space of Shebaa Farms.
Khodr stated “this tit-for-tat exchange of fire” appeared more likely to proceed.
“Hezbollah has made it clear that it will not halt the fighting until Israel’s aggression on Gaza ends,” Khodr stated. “This was a army goal and Hezbollah will reply as such. Each side have been making an attempt to restrict their assaults to army targets.
“It’s very much a controlled escalation; yes, civilians have been killed, but we’re still steps away from a comprehensive war. No doubt, this is an escalation. Many in Lebanon fear that this conflict is a slippery slope and it could get out of hand.”
The Israeli army final week stated it killed a Hezbollah commander, his deputy and one other fighter in a strike within the south Lebanon metropolis of Nabatieh.
On Friday, Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah vowed that Israel would pay “with blood” for civilians it killed in Lebanon.
He warned that the group possesses missiles that might attain wherever in Israel.
Hezbollah has reported round 200 of its fighters have been killed because the cross-border escalation began.