Hezbollah struggled to contain flames that erupted on Monday evening after Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, as well as an oil production plant, near the city of the Lebanese city of Sidon, local media reported on Tuesday.

The strikes, carried out in response to drones launched toward Israel's Lower Galilee area, occurred in the region of Ghaziyeh, some 60 kilometers from Israel's northern border.

Al-Akhbar, citing a source in the Lebanese firefighting forces, reported that the forces faced difficulty gaining control of the fire at the production plants due to the massive quantities of oil.

Israeli fighter jets pummel Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Earlier on Tuesday, IDF fighter jets hit a number of Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon on Tuesday morning, the IDF stated.

Smoke rises from a site hit by an airstrike near the town of Ghaziyeh, Lebanon February 19, 2024 (credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)
Smoke rises from a site hit by an airstrike near the town of Ghaziyeh, Lebanon February 19, 2024 (credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)
Hezbollah rocket launch posts in the areas of Yaroun and Marwahin were targeted by the strikes, as well as other terror infrastructure in the areas of Dhayra and Yaroun.
IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. February 20, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Two additional military structures were struck in the areas of Houla and Blida.
Later on Tuesday, IDF jets carried out additional attacks on terrorist infrastructure in the area of Blida along with Hezbollah military buildings in the Ayta ash Shab area. 
The IDF also attacked in the Kafr Kila area, where a number of terrorists were identified along with other localities in southern Lebanon. 

In an additional incident on Israel's northern border, a UAV reportedly fell in western Galilee. The head of the Mateh Asher Regional Council, Moshe Davidovitz, said the drone had landed near his house.  

The IDF later responded that the incident was under investigation.