Hezbollah attack drones target Tel Aviv army base as Israel pounds Lebanon
Al Jazeera
Plumes of smoke rise above Beirut as Israel strikes city after evacuations ordered for four southern neighbourhoods.
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that it targeted an Israeli military base south of Tel Aviv with a swarm of drones “for the first time”, as Israel launched renewed air strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut city.
Hezbollah fighters launched a “squadron of attack drones at the Bilu base south of Tel Aviv, for the first time”, late on Wednesday, the group said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to infrastructure from Israeli authorities.
Earlier, Hezbollah also claimed a slew of attacks, including two that targeted naval bases near the Israeli port city of Haifa, and another base near Israel’s main international airport close to Tel Aviv.
The Israel Airports Authority said operations at the airport were not affected by the attack.
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