Artillery launches from Lebanon landed in Israel on Tuesday, IDF says

Artillery launches from Lebanon landed in Israel on Tuesday, IDF says
# 20 March 2024 05:22 (UTC +04:00)

Artillery launches from Lebanon landed in several areas in Israel throughout the day on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, APA reports citing CNN.

IDF fighter jets struck "Hezbollah military compounds" in the areas of Ayta ash Shab, Meiss El Jabal, and Al-Adisa and "additional Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure was struck in the areas of Naqoura and Kfarkela," the statement said.

Hezbollah confirmed they launched eight attacks in Israel on Tuesday — seven against Israeli military targets and one on the Zaraite settlement. The attacks were "in response to the Israeli attacks on villages and civilians," Hezbollah said.

The IDF statement said "artillery struck the sources of the fire."

"A suspicious aerial target crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory" in the area of Yiftach, a kibbutz in northern Israel, and was "successfully intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defense Array," the statement said.

Two IDF soldiers sustained moderate injuries and were taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment, the IDF said.

Israel and Lebanon have engaged in crossfire on their borders the last few months.

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