Sunday, December 31, 2023

IDF strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire, reportedly targets Syria’s Aleppo

The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday it carried out “widespread” strikes on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon as the Iran-backed terror group continued to attack communities in northern Israel with rockets and drones.

According to the IDF, strikes were carried out in two waves on a series of sites belonging to the terror group in Kafr Kila on Saturday morning and afternoon.

The IDF said Kafr Kila is a Hezbollah stronghold, where the terror group “uses the infrastructure in the area for terror purposes, exploiting the civilian population and using it as a human shield for its operations.”

Many rocket and missile attacks against Israel have been carried out from the village, according to the military.

The IDF said a fighter jet and other aircraft also struck three terror cells in southern Lebanon on Saturday. READ MORE