The IDF struck military targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist movement in Lebanon on Monday night, as Iran threatened Israel with strikes by Hezbollah and other proxy groups in the region.
Initial reports indicated that a site near Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, north of Avivim, was targeted in the strikes, with a photo reportedly from the scene showing a plume of smoke rising from the area.
The IDF said that the sites targeted were used by Hezbollah to direct terrorism. The strikes came in response to attacks by Hezbollah against the IDF on Monday.
Lebanese media reported that flares and white phosphorus bombs were launched by the IDF over areas near the border overnight Monday, including near Zahajra, north of Arab al-Aramshe. Hezbollah-affiliated journalist Ali Shoeib claimed that 100 shells were fired on the area without a matter of hours overnight.
The Lebanese Nidaa Al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday that Hezbollah had called on the residents of the village of Shebaa, located near an area disputed by Israel and Lebanon, to evacuate their homes and go to safer areas amid a spike in tensions in the region.
Hezbollah announced earlier on Monday that it had targeted five IDF positions near the border as well as an IDF tank in the area. No injuries were reported by the IDF in the attacks.
