Israel pre-dawn on Sunday launched airstrikes into Lebanon, saying it had destroyed “thousands” of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels at 270 sites and thwarted a major attack
The Israel Defense Forces said that the Hezbollah attack was “mostly” thwarted and that no military bases were damaged in the attack but a Navy sailor on a patrol boat was killed by shrapnel from an interceptor
IDF said the minority of Hezbollah rockets that impacted caused damage to homes and lightly injured at least one person
The IDF also indicated that none of the drones impacted central Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that “the IDF intercepted all the drones that Hezbollah launched at strategic targets in the center of the country”
Since October 8 Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Gaza amid the war there
So far, the skirmishes have resulted in 26 civilian deaths on the Israeli side as well as the deaths of 20 IDF soldiers and reservists
There have also been several attacks from Syria, without any injuries
