Israel launched a series of overnight attacks on locations in Lebanon there Israeli military says Hezbollah terrorists operated. The strike follows two waves of deadly electronic device explosions across Lebanon.
The Israeli attacks targeted infrastructure sites in the south lebanon, including the areas of Chihine, Tayibe, Blida, Meiss El Jabal, Aitaroun and Kfarkela, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday. Israel also struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in Khiam.
“The IDF will continue to operate against the threat posed by the terrorist organization Hezbollah in order to defend the State of Israel,” the IDF said in a statement.
The attacks followed two deadly waves of explosions across Lebanon in which electronic devices detonated in near-simultaneous explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Israeli Defense Forces said they targeted Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Lebanon on Thursday. (Israel Defense Forces)
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including two children, and injuring about 2,800 others.
People gather outside the American University Hospital after the arrival of several men injured by exploded handheld pagers in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bassam Masri)
Another wave of electronic devices detonated on Wednesday, killing at least 25 and injuring more than 450. Hezbollah officials said the devices included walkie-talkies and solar-powered equipment.
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Israel has been largely blamed for the two rounds of deadly explosions. The Israeli government has not commented on the explosions.
On Wednesday, a senior US official confirmed to Fox News that Israel is behind the explosions of pagers used by members of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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The explosions that rocked Lebanon have deepened fears of an escalation into an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah.