Friday, December 29, 2023

IDF hits Hezbollah sites, anti-tank missile squad after attacks from Lebanon

IDF hits Hezbollah sites, anti-tank missile squad after attacks from Lebanon
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday



The IDF says fighter jets carried out strikes against Hezbollah sites in the Hamoul area of southern Lebanon in response to attacks on the border today.

It says the targets included rocket launching positions, a military site and other infrastructure used by the terror group.

The IDF says it also struck an anti-tank missile squad in the southern Lebanon village of Aitaroun, and a launcher used to fire missiles at Israel from the village of Yaroun earlier today.

Several rockets were fired at northern Israel in the last hour, three of which crossed the border. The IDF says it is striking the launch sites.


The IDF says fighter jets carried out strikes against Hezbollah sites in the Hamoul area of southern Lebanon in response to attacks on the border today. It says the targets included rocket launching positions, a military site, and other infrastructure used by the terror group. The IDF says it also struck an anti-tank missile squad in the southern Lebanon village of Aitaroun, and a launcher used to fire missiles at Israel from the village of Yaroun earlier today. Several rockets were fired at northern Israel in the last hour, three of which crossed the border. The IDF says it is striking the launch sites. Earlier drone infiltration alarms that sounded in the north were false alarms, the IDF adds.

Warning sirens activated in towns near Lebanon due to suspected drone infiltration

Warning sirens are activated in numerous Israeli communities near the border with Lebanon due to a suspected drone infiltration.

The IDF’s Home Front Command reports “the penetration of a hostile enemy aircraft” into Israeli airspace.

Lebanon reports UAV strike on vehicle close to border with Israel

A car in Lebanon was hit by a UAV, Lebanese media reports, alleging that Israel is responsible for the attack.

Several reports claim that the strike was an attempted assassination.

The Lebanon National News Agency also reports Israeli warplanes flying low in the sky over several locations in southern Lebanon, close to the border with Israel.

At the same time, the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group claims responsibility for firing rockets at Israel earlier in the day.

Suspected drone infiltration siren sounds in northern Israel

Suspected drone infiltration sirens sound in the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanon border.

The alerts are activated in the communities of  Iftah, Malkia, Hermon Regional Council, Ramot Naftali and Dishon, among others.

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