Israel has hit targets in Lebanon after the Iran-backed Hizbollah militant group fired mortars towards the country.
Richard Hecht, a spokesman for Israel’s armed forces, said the military was looking into the incident but that it had not been an “all out” attack from Lebanon, and urged Hizbollah, which has a strong presence in southern Lebanon, not to enter the fighting. “I don’t think they will. But if they do, we are ready,” he said.
In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces said they had struck a target in the Mount Dov area.
In response to a Hezbollah attack from Lebanon into Israel, IDF Artillery struck targets in the area.
An IDF UAV also struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of Mount Dov.
The IDF has taken preparational measures for this type of possibility. We will continue to…
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