Hezbollah Intensifies Offensive, Launches Over 50 Attacks on Israeli Targets

Hezbollah dramatically intensified its attacks on Israel, carrying out over 50 strikes using rockets, drones, and artillery.

The group framed the escalation as in defense of Lebanon and its people amid continued Israeli aggression since March 2.

Anadolu Ajansi

Israel's northern communities bore the brunt, with Kiryat Shmona struck at least four times and direct damage reported.

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem of severe consequences.

Hezbollah employed a diverse arsenal including guided missiles, loitering drones, and rocket barrages.

The group targeted three military bases in northern Israel.

annahar

Drone strikes began penetrating Israeli airspace regularly, with several interceptions confirmed by the IDF.

A continuous stream of warning sirens kept northern Israelis in bomb shelters.

Four Israelis were lightly wounded when Hezbollah fired cluster missiles at Bnei Brak.

“"Hezbollah" carries out 51 attacks on Wednesday using rockets, drones, and artillery shells, targeting Israeli settlements, bases, gatherings, and Israeli forces and vehicles”

Anadolu Ajansi

The Red Crescent reported that Israeli strikes killed over 1,300 people in Lebanon, among them 500 children.

Hezbollah targeted the site of an Israeli airstrike that killed Hassan Nasrallah, striking the IDF's northern command headquarters in Tzvat.

The escalating tit-for-tat killings and destruction deepened a crisis spinning out of control.