The attack comes after Hezbollah attacked facilities in the Israeli city of Arab al Aramsheh with rockets and drones. The move was in turn a response to two Israeli bombings that killed three members of the Shiite group in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
Israel bombed again on Wednesday Bekaa Valleya region in eastern Lebanon, far from the border between the two countries, left at least 16 people injured in the north of the Zionist state a few hours after an attack by the Shiite group Hezbollah.
Three rockets hit a building located in a residential area of the city of Iaat, a few kilometers from the city tourist town of Baalbekwhich houses Greco-Roman ruins declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, reports the National News Agency (ANN).
The Al Manar television channel, which serves as Hezbollah’s mouthpiece, has also confirmed that the area is the target of an Israeli airstrike.
The Bekaa Valley is a major stronghold of the Shiite movement and has been bombed several times by Israel in the past two months, despite the fact that crossfire between the sides remains concentrated in areas near the de facto border between the two countries.
The attack against Iate It comes after Hezbollah attacked facilities in the Israeli city Arab al Aramshehwhich described the formation in a statement as the “headquarters of the new military reconnaissance unit”.
The move was in turn a response to two Israeli bombings that killed three members of the group in separate areas of southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
Israel has confirmed that the Hezbollah attack caused injuries 18 people, including 14 soldiersone of the highest figures since the start of the border conflicts more than six months ago.
The sides continue their crossfire in parallel with Israel’s siege of Gaza, amid growing regional tensions.
Source: EITB
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