Israeli air strikes hit a Hezbollah weapons depot deep inside Lebanon on Monday, sparking explosions that lit up the night sky.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said fighter jets struck a number of weapons storage facilities in the area of Beqaa, which is considered a Hezbollahstronghold.
Following the strikes, “secondary explosions were identified, indicating the presence of large amounts of weapons in the facilities struck”, the IDF said.
Fighter jets also targeted and killed Hussein Ali Hussein, a member of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile unit, in the area of Deir Qanoun, in southern Lebanon.
On Tuesday, Hezbollah launched 55 rockets into the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights, all of which were either shot down by Israel’s air defence system or landed in open areas, according to Israeli sources.
Hezbollah is yet to follow through on its threat to launch a significant attack on Israel in response to the assassination of Fuad Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander, in Beirut last month.
The terror group is seemingly waiting to see if Hamas and Israel agree a ceasefire deal, but Hezbollah continues to launch daily rocket and drone attacks at northern Israel. For its part, Israel has expanded its areas of attacks in Lebanon.
An IDF official told The Telegraph that Israel believes Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, will still “react” to the killing of Shukr.
Nasrallah is the “main figure that can ignite a wider escalation, but he’s also afraid of Israel’s response and the implications for the survival of Hezbollah and for Lebanon”, the official added.
Violence rises in south Lebanon - Israelis, Hezbollah fighters killed
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