Israel says it bombed Hezbollah arms depots in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it conducted airstrikes overnight targeting Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. This latest operation marks an ongoing effort to hit arms depots in a significant stronghold of the Iranian-backed militia.
The air raids followed a statement from Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who described the targeting of munitions warehouses in Lebanon as preparatory measures amid the region’s heightened tensions.
In retaliation, Hezbollah fired Katyusha rockets at an Israeli military logistics site located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The exchange of fire continues as Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been engaged in conflict for the past 10 months, coinciding with the broader Gaza war involving Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
While most of the recent clashes have occurred along the volatile southern border of Lebanon with Israel, some Israeli strikes have extended deeper into Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley, which borders Syria.
Initial reports from Lebanese security sources indicated that the strikes targeted a residential area near Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, resulting in at least two deaths and 19 injuries. The exact identity of the deceased—whether civilians or fighters—remains unclear.
On Wednesday, another Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle on the outskirts of Sidon, killing a member of the Palestinian faction Fatah, according to Palestinian sources.
Since the onset of the conflict last October, over 600 individuals in Lebanon have died, including more than 400 Hezbollah combatants and 132 civilians. Recent airstrikes have increasingly focused on arms depots. Last Saturday, an Israeli raid on a Hezbollah weapons depot reportedly killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, including two children, while a prior strike late Monday also targeted a Hezbollah facility in the Bekaa region.
