Israeli air force and artillery hit Lebanese cities
Israeli air force and artillery hit Lebanese cities
Israeli drone attacks have reportedly killed two people in southern Lebanon as conflict spirals between the bordering states, Al Jazeera reports.
The Israeli attack was the first lethal action following a rocket attack on Saturday that Israel says killed 12 children and youths in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The strike has increased concern that the war in Gaza threatens to escalate into a regional conflict.
Lebanese state media said one strike hit a motorcycle close to the border, killing two riders and injuring a child. Two others were injured in a separate strike in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure but did not give more information.
Israel has blamed Hezbollah for the rocket attack at the weekend. The pair has been pursuing a long campaign of low-level hostilities across the border for many months.
The Lebanese armed group, which is aligned with Iran and has pledged to continue to attack Israel in solidarity with Gaza, has denied responsibility.
Late on Sunday, Israel’s security cabinet authorised the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retaliate.
Israel’s largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, quoted unnamed Israeli officials as saying Israel’s response would be “limited but significant”.
It listed options as ranging from a limited but “photogenic” attack on infrastructure such as bridges, power plants and ports, to strikes on Hezbollah weapons depots.
