LEBANON

The Israeli navy mentioned on Sunday its fighter jets had struck Hezbollah websites in japanese Lebanon, the place the Iran-backed group has a powerful presence, in retaliation for one among its drones being shot down.

A supply near Hezbollah earlier informed AFP within the Baalbek area in japanese Lebanon that the strikes had focused Janta and Sinfri within the Bekaa Valley.

The Israeli navy mentioned on Telegram that “fighter jets struck a military complex and three other terrorist infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah’s air defense network” within the area.

It mentioned the strikes have been “in retaliation for the assault wherein an Israel Defense Forces drone was shot down” by a surface-to-air missile on Saturday.

Janta is an arid, mountainous area near the border with Syria, whereas Sifri is within the centre of the Bekaa Valley.

A supply in Lebanon’s Civil Defense Department mentioned there have been no casualties from the strikes.

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily cross-border hearth for the reason that Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out an unprecedented assault on southern Israel on October 7, triggering the warfare in Gaza.

Hezbollah targets Israeli positions near the border, whereas Israel retaliates with raids that go deeper and deeper into Lebanese territory and carries out strikes towards the Shiite Islamist group’s officers.

The newest strikes in japanese Lebanon got here after Hezbollah introduced on Saturday night it had shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Lebanese territory.

Israel launched related strikes towards Hezbollah targets within the Bekaa Valley in February after the group mentioned it had shot down an identical sort of Israeli drone.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah mentioned in a televised speech on Friday that his motion had not but used its “main” weapons and reiterated that Hezbollah would stop its assaults solely when the warfare in Gaza ends.

The cross-border hostilities have killed no less than 349 folks in Lebanon, principally Hezbollah fighters, but additionally no less than 68 civilians, in response to an AFP tally.

The combating has displaced tens of 1000’s of individuals in southern Lebanon and in northern Israel, the place the navy says 10 troopers and eight civilians have been killed.