Israel bombs eastern Lebanon for the first time since the start of the war in Gaza

Israel bombed targets of the pro-Iran movement on Monday Hezbollah in the region of Baalbek, in the east of Lebanonthe first attacks in this area since the start of the war in Linka security official told AFP.

One of the attacks was directed against a building where a civil institution of the Hezbollahnear the city of Baalbek, known for its Roman temple, the source said.

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A second attack hit a warehouse belonging to the Shiite group, an ally of Hamashe added.

An Israeli airstrike against the city of Baalbeck, in the Bekaa Valley, in eastern Lebanon, on February 26, 2024. (AFP Photo) (-/)

The Israeli army limited itself to announcing that it was carrying out bombings “against terrorist targets in Hezbollah within Lebanon”.

The region of Baalbeknear the border with Syria, is a fiefdom of Hezbollahwhere it has an important military presence.

That bombing is the first against Hezbollah outside the southern region of Lebanonin the border Israelwhere daily artillery exchanges take place between the pro-Iranian formation and the Israeli army in he to start from the war in Link.

In early January, an Israeli attack hit a senior Hamas leader on the outskirts of Beirut. Saleh al Aruri, number two in the formation, died in the attack.

Source: Elcomercio