On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in southern Lebanon resulted in the death of a Hezbollah member and injuries to seven civilians, according to Lebanese military sources speaking anonymously to Xinhua.
The sources reported that Israel conducted 12 airstrikes targeting nine towns and villages, along with artillery bombardment of 17 border areas. In one incident, a Hezbollah member was killed and three civilians injured in an airstrike on a house in Houla village. In Kfarchouba village, a shell struck a house, injuring two civilians, while two others were wounded in bombing in Shebaa town. Additionally, four members of the Civil Defense suffered minor injuries and exposure to suffocation while extinguishing a fire in Kounine municipality. The Israeli attacks reportedly destroyed 17 homes, damaged 35 others, and caused nine fires in the border region.
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In response, Hezbollah announced it had targeted several Israeli military sites following Israel’s assassination of its senior military commander, Mohammad Naameh Nasser, the previous day. The tension along the Lebanon-Israel border intensified on October 8, 2023, after Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in solidarity with Hamas. Israel retaliated by firing heavy artillery into southeastern Lebanon. Recent tensions have escalated further, with the Israeli military approving operational plans for potential attacks on Lebanon, while Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned of targeting all of Israel with missiles in any future conflict.
