The Hezbollah terror group claimed responsibility Wednesday for launching anti-tank guided missiles and mortars from Lebanon at what it said was a military position in the area of the northern border community of Malkia.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed at least two projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the Malkia area, but did not immediately release information on possible casualties.
Speaking to troops in northern Israel on Wednesday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to return the tens of thousands of Israelis displaced by Hezbollah’s attacks back to their homes, saying “it could be a hot summer,” hinting at the possibility of an escalation on the northern border.
Earlier, the IDF said fighter jets and artillery forces struck more than 20 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon’s Ramyeh.
The targets included buildings used by Hezbollah and additional infrastructure, according to the military.
The IDF said it identified secondary blasts after the strikes, indicating the sites were used to store munitions.
Additional Hezbollah sites were struck in Marwahin and Kafr Kila, the military added.
Later in the day, the IDF said it struck a building belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in southern Lebanon’s Jabal Rezlane. At the same time, fighter jets also hit additional buildings belonging to Hezbollah in Khiam, Odaisseh, Blida, Maroun al-Ras, and Ayta ash-Shab, the IDF added.
The IDF also said it carried out strikes against Hezbollah positions in six different areas of southern Lebanon overnight, including buildings used by the terror group in Kafr Kila, Ayta ash-Shab, Khiam and Maroun al-Ras, as well as other infrastructure in Houla and Aitaroun.
Gallant told artillery reservists of the 91st Division: “We have pushed Hezbollah away from the lines of contact to significant distances, but this does not mean that they have disappeared.
“To return residents safely, an agreement process or an operational process is needed. I am determined to return the residents to their homes safely and to rebuild the things that were destroyed,” Gallant said.
“We have very significant, very heavy firepower, and we will make sure to activate it if there is a need and a reason,” he said, referring to the possibility that Israel will go to war to force Hezbollah away from the border.
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