Israel says it hit Hezbollah sites in eastern Lebanon
The Hindu
Israel retaliates against Hezbollah in Lebanon, escalating tensions in the region, with no casualties reported.
Israel's military said on April 7 its warplanes had struck Hezbollah sites in eastern Lebanon, where the Iran-backed group has a strong presence, in retaliation for one of its drones being downed.
A source close to Hezbollah said in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek region that the strikes targeted Janta and Sifri in the Bekaa Valley, around 80 km from the closest Israeli frontier.
The Israeli military said on Telegram that "fighter jets struck a military complex and three other terrorist infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah's air defence network" in the region.
It said the strikes were "in retaliation for the attack" in which an Army "drone was shot down" by a surface-to-air missile on April 6.
A source from Lebanon's civil defence said there were no casualties.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily cross-border fire since Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, triggering war in Gaza.
Hamas ally Hezbollah generally targets Israeli positions close to the border, while Israel has carried out deeper raids into Lebanese territory, also targeting commanders from the Shia Muslim militant group.
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