In a significant escalation of hostilities, Israeli forces conducted airstrikes deep inside Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah positions 40 miles northeast of Beirut in response to the downing of an Israeli drone. The strikes, described as the deepest into Lebanese territory since the 2006 war, were in retaliation to Hezbollah's successful attempt to shoot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over southern Lebanon using a surface-to-air missile. The drone was reportedly downed over the Iqlim al Tuffah region, north of the Litani River. Following the drone's downing, Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, further intensifying the conflict. The Israeli airstrikes targeted areas including the Beqaa Valley and Baalbek, with reports indicating that two Hezbollah members, Hassan Younis and Ahmed Sanadian, were killed in the strikes. The incidents mark a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, raising concerns about further violence in the region.
Israeli fighter jets on Monday carried out strikes in eastern Lebanon for the first time since its conflict with Hezbollah dramatically escalated amid the parallel war in Gaza. https://t.co/KX2cIcUhNc
Israel struck Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese city of Baalbek on Monday, killing two group members, security sources said, the first such attack on Lebanon's east since hostilities began after the Gaza war erupted ⬇️ https://t.co/1BuIMyhKk0
Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone (from @AP) https://t.co/W0FJYnnxjc
Two Hezbollah members that were killed in Israeli strikes on the Beqaa https://t.co/2ii1EBUz0p
Israeli Jets Bomb Eastern Lebanon for the First Time Since Gaza War Began #globalrisk https://t.co/aildgqCKmv
Hezbollah issued a statement mourning the death of Hassan Younis and Ahmed Sanadian, killed by Israeli fire. https://t.co/I4yaT6him7
Hezbollah issued a statement mourning the death of Hassan Younis, killed by Israeli fire. https://t.co/pf8RzAI5oJ
Al-Manar: IDF drones fired missiles at a vehicle in al-Majadil town in southern Lebanon. https://t.co/hCEntAemLr
Israel's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone https://t.co/tx5UOTGZr1
A Israeli drone struck a car in the town of Majadel in the city of Tire in southern Lebanon. https://t.co/G1DxcRmh1f
BREAKING: 2 KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON https://t.co/w9s1KqkD4c
BREAKING| Israel's military bombs a car in Al Majadel town in southern Lebanon. https://t.co/lRajAcVelm
Israeli military says it hit targets ‘deep inside Lebanon’ after Hezbollah downs a drone https://t.co/x5kHQci5Gn
The Israeli military says its fighter jets struck #Hezbollah air defenses in #Lebanon’s Beqaa valley in response to the downing of one of its it drones. https://t.co/vtEkyMEwyF https://t.co/ZxOhFrmgdC
Major Development: #Israel's Air Force strikes deep inside #Lebanon, killing 2 people, after #Hezbollah downs a drone (from @AP) https://t.co/60n3isqZP5
Earlier today Hezbollah downed Israeli military drone in Lebanon. In response, Israel struck Hezbollah terror targets. It was the deepest Israeli attack in Lebanon since 2006. https://t.co/5Um8Y8ELwQ
BREAKING| Israel's army escalates striking two civilian locations in Baalbek in Lebanon for the first time since 2006. Casualties among civilians reported. https://t.co/5dJI0cvNCy
⚡️Seems as though Hezb-Allah has downed what seems to be a Hermes 450 drone that was over south Lebanon https://t.co/Vw48v1pgeS
NEW: Israel launches strikes deep inside Lebanon, targeting areas 40 miles northeast of Beirut. The strikes come after Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone this morning. https://t.co/5JPe0HYiVb
Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel now. https://t.co/WfwQKfoHVP
Hezbollah shoots down IDF drone over south Lebanon https://t.co/f36QnbkWtv
🇱🇧🇮🇱‼️🚨 “Hezbollah shoots down an Israeli drone in the airspace of southern Lebanon” — Al Jazeera correspondent https://t.co/ZHa6tq0xsI
🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israel’s strikes in eastern Lebanon came shortly after Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone Sources: Quds News, Times of Israel, Yediot News https://t.co/hSV2m7C0ro https://t.co/6H3VPY5T69
BREAKING: Israel strikes east Lebanon for first time since Gaza war: security official, via @AFP
In retaliation, israel is now bombing civilian houses in Lebanon’s Baalbek, this is one of the, if not the deepest israel has gone into Lebanon. Hezbollah shoot down a drone in lebanese airspace as self defense = israel proceeds to bomb civilians deep into Lebanon … https://t.co/quw47BGEzk https://t.co/cIuRDQaJC2
IDF are currently conducting airstrikes in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon, the deepest airstrikes conducted by Israel (publicly) in several years.
🚨THIS IS MAJOR AS IT'S THE DEEPEST ISRAELI STRIKE INTO LEBANESE TERRITORY SINCE THE 2006 WAR The war in Lebanon is escalating... https://t.co/95FUdBnuPq https://t.co/LvRAhVlRVK
Likely the deepest Israeli strike in Lebanon in years. https://t.co/rZyTpIwgzx
BREAKING: ISRAEL IS NOW BOMBING BAALBEK IN SOUTH LEBANON FOR THE FIRST TIME Baalbek is a beautiful town in Lebanon. Israel continues its bombing and destruction https://t.co/GO2gbgLz2y
#Breaking: The IDF announces that it is conducting airstrikes against Hezbollah targets deep within Lebanon in response to the terrorist group's downing of an Israeli military drone. https://t.co/EUwExrZcuE
Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Lebanese territory with a surface-to-air missile, the second time it has announced a downing of this type of unmanned aerial vehicle. https://t.co/FYMpduNirV
#Breaking: An IAF drone has been brought down by a Hezbollah surface-to-air missile. This marks the first instance I can recall of Hezbollah downing an Israeli drone. According to Hezbollah it was a Hermes 450 https://t.co/yZRKhfI9v3
Watch: IDF drone shot down in south Lebanon https://t.co/J7YL0Dq6xD https://t.co/jyGR1JoZsW
Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had downed an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Lebanese territory with a surface-to-air missile, the first time it has announced bringing down this type of unmanned aerial vehicle. https://t.co/FYMpduMKCn
New social media footage purports to show the downing of an alleged Israeli drone over Lebanon https://t.co/wV1BMjsj0K
Hezbollah says its air defense unit shot down an #Israel Hormuz 450 drone using a surface to air missile over Iqlim al Tuffah region, north of Litani River #Lebanon (videos circulating on social media show what appears to be a drone falling from the sky)
Lebanese media reporting that an Israeli military drone was shot down over Lebanon. No immediate comment from the IDF on the incident. https://t.co/DEmEAXvbPi https://t.co/XYUwEVX80l
ICYMI: An Israeli strike on a truck in #Syria near the Lebanese border killed two Hezbollah members at dawn, a war monitor says. https://t.co/evIDwFngjL
2 Hezbollah Members Killed In Israeli Strike On Syria: Report https://t.co/ciRMx8NrYU https://t.co/xe7dMMyPjQ
Two Hezbollah members killed as Israel allegedly strikes Syria-Lebanon border https://t.co/xzV5cogDzN via @timesofisrael
Hezbollah mourns three fighters killed by Israeli action. The first two fighters, Hussein al-Dirani and Ahmed al-Aafi were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Lebanon-Syria border. https://t.co/TExqmTNSq0
Two Hezbollah members killed in Israeli strike near Lebanon-Syria border: War monitor https://t.co/f4zU6AhREo
An Israeli strike on a truck in #Syria near the Lebanese border killed two #Hezbollah members at dawn, a war monitor says. https://t.co/evIDwFngjL
Hezbollah announces two deaths in its ranks: They were apparently killed in an airstrike this morning in Homs (Syria). 214 Hezbollah terrorists were killed since the beginning of the war. https://t.co/bPf5nsc3GJ
Israel targeted a civilian truck with an airstrike near the Syria-Lebanon border in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing two people, allegedly Hezbollah terrorists, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. https://t.co/luQlGsd1XX
Two Hezbollah members killed as Israel allegedly strikes Syria-Lebanon border https://t.co/qcTauXYg10
🚨 BREAKING: HEZBOLLAH CONFIRMS IDF STRIKE KILLED 2 An attack on a Hezbollah truck in the Jadida-Yabus area, near the Syria-Lebanon border, resulted in 2 deaths of Hezbollah members. Source: Sky News https://t.co/kbvSU42q1e
Lebanese media reports that a truck was hit by an Israeli strike near Qusayr along the #Syria-#Lebanon border. Two members of Hezbollah may have been killed, per initial reports. https://t.co/b0YX91WRqA
A truck was reportedly targeted in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian town of Qusayr, close to the Lebanon border. https://t.co/9seno7BE1l
Reports of a strike on a cargo truck at the Lebanon-Syria border. https://t.co/qZ2ovqnZD9
🔴Explosion reported on Syria-Lebanon border in suspected Israeli airstrike, 2 Hezbollah operatives reportedly killed
#Breaking: Targeted strike on a truck on the border of Lebanon and Al-Haidari, Syria. Reports of 2 eliminations https://t.co/b2L55ktQwZ
Hezbollah fires rockets, drone at Galilee as Israeli jets pounds southern Lebanon https://t.co/xgd4Rwd72w