The Iran-backed Hezbollah group has claimed responsibility for launching "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at Israeli artillery positions on Friday, April 12, according to news agency AFP.
The attack was Hezbollah's response to recent Israeli airstrikes targeting the group's strongholds in southern Lebanon.
According to Hezbollah's statement, the group's fighters targeted "enemy artillery positions... with dozens of Katyusha rockets" in retaliation for recent Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese villages and civilian homes.
This development comes amidst heightened regional instability, with the Israel-Iran conflict simmering in the aftermath of the recent Israeli strikes on an Iranian embassy facility in Syria.
In its statement, Hezbollah said the rockets were fired "in response to the enemy's attacks on... southern villages and civilian homes."
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group has claimed responsibility for launching "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at Israeli artillery positions on Friday, April 12, according to news agency AFP. The attack was Hezbollah's response to recent Israeli airstrikes targeting the group's strongholds in southern Lebanon.
According to Hezbollah's statement, the group's fighters targeted "enemy artillery positions... with dozens of Katyusha rockets" in retaliation for recent Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese villages and civilian homes.
This development comes amidst heightened regional instability, with the Israel-Iran conflict simmering in the aftermath of the recent Israeli strikes on an Iranian embassy facility in Syria.
Hezbollah, a powerful political and military force in Lebanon, has long been a staunch ally of Hamas and a formidable adversary of Israel. The group's arsenal of rockets and missiles has been a major source of concern for Israeli security officials.
The latest rocket barrage from Hezbollah appears to be in direct response to the group's perceived need to support its Palestinian counterparts in Gaza. Hamas, a Hezbollah ally, had engaged in an assault on southern Israel on October 7 last year, triggering a wider conflict in the Gaza Strip.
In its statement, Hezbollah said the rockets were fired "in response to the enemy's attacks on... southern villages and civilian homes."
While the Israeli military has not yet officially commented on the incident, the army reported that "approximately 40 launches were identified crossing from Lebanese territory, some of which were intercepted." No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.
