Israel Jets Strike Lebanon after Hezbollah Attack

Israel says its fighter jets have pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after an incoming anti-tank missile wounded Israelis near the border.

The Israeli army on Sunday said “a number of civilians were wounded” in the anti-tank missile strike near the village of Dovev, just 800 meters from the frontier with Lebanon.

The Israel electric corporation said the missile from Lebanon “hit employees” who were in Dovev to repair power lines downed by earlier strikes.

Iran-backed Hezbollah group claimed responsibility and said it had fired on an Israeli team installing “eavesdropping and spying devices” near the border.

In addition to Hezbollah, Hamas’s Lebanese branch has also launched attacks into southern Israel in recent weeks.

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Since the October 7 Hamas attack followed by Israel’s offensive on Gaza, Israel has also traded fire with armed groups in southern Lebanon on a near-daily basis.

The Israeli army said 15 rockets were fired towards Northern Israel from Lebanon on Sunday, with four intercepted by a missile defense system.

Israeli leaders have warned Hezbollah against launching a full-scale attack on Israel, saying it could suffer a similar fate to besieged Gaza if it enters the war.

Israel and Hezbollah fought a month long war in 2006.