Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, claimed responsibility for launching a barrage of rockets at an Israeli air control base on Tuesday in response to deadly Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon.
Hamas ally Hezbollah has engaged in frequent skirmishes with the Israeli army since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict in October, but these clashes have mostly occurred along the border region.
Hezbollah said it targeted the “Meron air control base… with a large salvo of rockets from several launchers”.
It said the rocket fire was in response to Israel’s first strikes of the war on eastern Lebanon.
Israel struck Hezbollah targets near the city of Baalbek, killing two of its fighters, security sources said. The Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah air defenses after the group downed one of its drones.
In retaliation, Hezbollah already fired 60 rockets at an Israeli base in the annexed Golah Heights on Monday.
