Israeli Military Attacks Hezbollah's Target In South Lebanon

DOC VIA BETWEEN smoke rising from agricultural buildings in southern Lebanon, as can be seen from Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel which borders Lebanon on November 23, 2023. (Ayal Margolin / JINI through Xinhua)

JAKARTA - The Israeli military said it was attacking targets affiliated with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, including attacking trucks carrying weapons and military infrastructure.

In a statement, Israel said its troops "responded to the attacks carried out from southern Lebanon towards Israeli territory and targeted the sources of gunfire using artillery weapons."

"Israel' air defense fighter aircraft intercepted a suspicious aerial target crossing Lebanese territory," the statement added.

The statement comes after several reports circulated Israel carried out drone attacks on a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon.

Earlier that day, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli drone was targeting a car in the city of Nabatieh, without saying whether the incident caused any casualties.

The news agency confirmed that "Israel's drone fired guided missiles at a black Hyundai Range, causing it to catch fire".

In a separate statement, Hezbollah said targeting Israeli barracks and military locations near the Lebanese border was a form of support for the Palestinian people and their resistance to Gaza.

Tensions have risen along the Lebanese border with Israel amid periodic clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah since early October, in the deadliest attack since the two sides fought in a full-scale war in 2006.

Tensions on the border have risen amid Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7 which have killed at least 27,840 people and injured 67,317 others.