Israel and Hezbollah traded fire throughout Saturday, with the Israel Defense Forces striking hundreds of targets in Lebanon and the Iran-backed terror group launching dozens of rockets and drones at northern Israel. The fighting in Lebanon continued as Jerusalem and Beirut geared up for direct peace talks, which are slated for Tuesday in Washington.
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the US, who will represent their respective sides during the talks, held a first direct phone conversation on Friday, during which the Israeli envoy said that Jerusalem is not prepared to cease fighting against Hezbollah, despite reported pressure from the US to do so. There were no reports of injuries as a result of Hezbollah’s rocket and drone fire on Israel on Saturday, which caused minor property damage. One Hezbollah drone struck a building in the northern border community of Shlomi. Several more drones were intercepted, the military said.
More than 30 rockets were also launched, though most were intercepted, and some were allowed to hit open areas across the Galilee, including near the cities of Safed and Karmiel, the IDF said. According to the Israeli military, two soldiers were moderately wounded in combat with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on early Saturday morning. In Lebanon, 10 people, including three emergency workers, were killed by Israeli strikes on the south, according to the country’s health ministry. (Read More)
