Two seriously wounded in Hezbollah drone attack, IDF strikes Lebanon

The IDF intercepted a drone headed towards Israel "from the east" overnight.

 Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 5, 2024. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 5, 2024.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

Two people were seriously wounded after a kamikaze drone launched by Hezbollah hit the Metula area on Monday afternoon, according to Israel media.

Shortly after the drone attack, the IDF struck 15 targets belonging to Hezbollah's Radwan Force at a military camp in Al-Lwazia in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.

Several waves of drone infiltration alerts sounded in northern Israel on Monday, with Hezbollah saying it launched several drones toward the Metula area.

The IDF struck a military compound belonging to Hezbollah in Sefri, near Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon early Monday morning, according to the IDF.

According to Lebanese reports, three people were injured in the Israeli airstrike in Sefri, which targeted and destroyed a factory in the town.

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon, last month. (credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)
HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon, last month. (credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)

Additionally, the IDF targeted Hezbollah military buildings in Ramyah, Ayta ash Shab, and Marwahin, as well as terrorist infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Jabal Blat in southern Lebanon overnight.

The IDF also launched artillery fire to remove a threat near the Shebaa Farms area in southern Lebanon.

Additionally, two rockets were fired from Syria toward Ramat Magshimim in the Golan Heights overnight, according to the IDF. No injuries were reported. The IDF responded with tank fire toward the site where the rockets were launched from.

According to Syrian reports, the rockets were launched from near Nawa in the Daraa Governorate of southern Syria.

On Monday morning, several rocket alerts were sounded in the Golan Heights and Upper Galilee, with Hezbollah saying it fired dozens of Katyusha rockets toward the Golan Heights.

IDF intercepts drone from 'east,' Iraqi militias claim to launch drones overnight

On Monday morning, the IDF announced that the Air Force fighter jets had intercepted a drone that was headed toward Israel "from the east" overnight. The statement did not clarify where the drone was launched from nor where it was intercepted. No injuries or damage were reported.

Overnight, the Iran-backed militias in Iraq claimed that they launched two drone attacks against Eilat and against an unspecified "military target" in Israel. No alerts, interceptions, or damage were reported in the Eilat area or anywhere else within Israeli territory.

The IDF's strikes deep in Lebanon came after Hezbollah fired several large barrages of rockets toward northern Israel throughout the day on Sunday, wounding two Israelis in Kiryat Shmona and hitting several buildings in the city. Overall, nearly 100 rockets were estimated to have been fired from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday.