WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah positions in Lebanon in response to terror group’s targeting of Israel

Israeli forces have struck a number of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, IDF said. The attack came in response to mortar fire and a missle attack on northern Israel earlier in the day. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: “A short while ago, Israeli fighter jets attacked the infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the territory of Lebanon.” It said weapons, positions and sites used by Hezbollah were destroyed in the attack.

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Over the weekend too, IDF struck a number of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon which was also in response to missile and rocket attacks. It also had hit terror operatives that preparing to carry out new attacks on northern Israel. For several weeks, skirmishes have been prevailing on the Lebanon border amid fears a new front could be opened as the IDF continues its war with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in the south. On Saturday morning, the IDF said its air defenses had intercepted a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanon aimed at an Israeli military drone. On Friday, Hezbollah launched anti-tank guided missiles and opened fire with light arms at an Israeli military position near Avivim, and against the Misgav Am area on the northern border. With inputs from agencies