Arab media claims multiple airstrikes in Lebanon, blames Israel - report

While Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strikes, the IDF has targeted southern Lebanon in the past as it is a stronghold of the Hezbollah terror group.

 Smoke and fire rise from a building following an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and the IDF, in this screengrab taken from an undated handout video released on November 24, 2023. (photo credit: IDF/Handout via REUTERS)
Smoke and fire rise from a building following an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and the IDF, in this screengrab taken from an undated handout video released on November 24, 2023.
(photo credit: IDF/Handout via REUTERS)

Arab media reported three airstrikes in the area of ​​Ayta al-Sha'ab in southern Lebanon on Sunday night. 

The reports claimed that the strikes were sent from Israel, which has not been confirmed by any Israeli source.

While Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike, the IDF has targeted southern Lebanon in the past as it is a stronghold of the Hezbollah terror group.

More recently, the IDF and Hezbollah have exchanged drone attacks as the terrorist group began targeting Israel's northern borders in alliance with Hamas. Only a day before these alleged strikes in ​​Ayta al-Sha'ab, the Israeli Air Force's air traffic control base at Mount Meron was damaged by Hezbollah rocket fire.

Eyes on Hamas in Lebanon

Last week, a senior figure in Hamas was killed in a targeted strike, which was publicly attributed to Israel, although Israel has not claimed responsibility for it.

   People carry placards with pictures of deputy head of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed by what Lebanese and Palestinian security sources say was a drone strike by Israel, as mourners gather during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon January 4, 2024.  (credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
People carry placards with pictures of deputy head of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed by what Lebanese and Palestinian security sources say was a drone strike by Israel, as mourners gather during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon January 4, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was in Beirut at the time of the attack, which some reports claim involved the use of six guided missiles.