Israel carries out its first attack deep into Lebanon since the war in Gaza began

In the first attack deep into Lebanese territory since fighting began in October, an Israeli raid today, Saturday, targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon, about 45 kilometers north of the border between the two countries.

The march targeted a pickup truck in an orchard in the Al-Barak area of ​​Zahrani on the Lebanese coast, with no casualties reported, the official national news agency reported.

Exchange bombing

Furthermore, this morning, according to the official agency and Agence France-Presse, in northern Israel, exchanges of shelling continued on both sides of the border.

For its part, Hezbollah announced that it had carried out two cross-border attacks against Israeli soldiers, claiming to have caused casualties among its ranks.

In turn, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagaren said yesterday, Friday, that Israel is “striking on a large scale on the northern (front)” in response to the “infiltration” of three marches.

For its part, the party announced that it had targeted several Israeli military sites, saying it had carried out an attack with three attack drones, one of which targeted an Israeli barracks.

Hezbollah members (Reuters)

Hezbollah mourns its dead

Hezbollah mourned seven of its members killed by Israeli fire on Friday, bringing to 68 the number of fighters killed by the party since the escalation with Israel began due to the impact of the war in Gaza.

The escalation resulted in 90 deaths on the Lebanese side, according to a tally compiled by Agence France-Presse.

The Israeli army, for its part, has counted the deaths of at least six soldiers and two civilians following this escalation.

Tension in the border area

Interestingly, the exchange of shelling and gunfire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has so far been limited to the border area between Lebanon and Israel since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7.

This is the first time Israel has carried out an attack on a target so far from the border.

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