Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone
The Hindu
Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon deepen tensions, as ceasefire talks in Gaza continue.
The Israeli military said its air force on February 26 struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon”, where residents reported explosions near the northeastern city of Baalbek. At least two people were killed in the strikes, a Hezbollah official said.
The strikes are among the deepest into Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began more than four months ago. They come a day after Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to step up attacks on Lebanon's Hezbollah even if a cease-fire is reached with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The strikes, which came shortly after Hezbollah said its air defence shot down an Israeli drone, are likely to increase tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border as talks for a cease-fire in Gaza are underway.
Lebanese security officials said Israel's air force carried out three airstrikes on the outskirts of the village of Buday, near Baalbek, targeting a convoy of trucks. Buday is a Hezbollah stronghold.
A Hezbollah official confirmed that three strikes hit near Baalbek. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to reporters.
He said the strikes killed at least two people and that one hit a warehouse for food products that is part of Hezbollah's Sajjad Project that sells to people in its stronghold at prices lower than on the market.
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