Six individuals have been injured in a Hezbollah drone assault on northern Israel on Tuesday amid fears of a full-blown battle between the 2 sides, in keeping with Israeli media.
The Israeli military stated a number of drones have been launched from Lebanon into northern Israel with one drone intercepted and one other falling within the metropolis of Nahariya.
Israeli Channel 12 stated six individuals have been injured within the drone assault, together with one critically.
The assault has triggered rocket sirens to sound in a number of areas in northern Israel, in keeping with Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Hezbollah confirmed that it launched a “swarm” of fight drones in the direction of the military’s Golani Brigade headquarters in northern Israel and the Egoz Unit 621 at Shraga military base north of Acre.
Tension has escalated between Hezbollah and Israel since Tel Aviv assassinated senior army commander Fouad Shukr in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb on July 30.
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was additionally assassinated within the Iranian capital Tehran the next day. Iran and Hamas accused Israel of finishing up Haniyeh’s assassination, whereas Tel Aviv has not but confirmed or denied its duty.
Fears have grown over a full-blown battle between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group amid a months-long trade of cross-border fireplace.
The escalation comes in opposition to the backdrop of an Israeli onslaught on Gaza which has killed over 39,600 individuals since final October following an assault by Hamas.
Source: www.dailysabah.com