Seven people were killed and 40 others injured in fresh Israeli airstrikes targeting eastern and southern Lebanon on Saturday evening, according to Lebanon’s health authorities.
An anonymous Lebanese security source said that Israel had carried out 15 airstrikes so far on Saturday evening.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Israeli Air Force launched a second wave of strikes against what it claimed were Hezbollah command centers, infrastructure sites, militants, rocket launchers and a weapons storage facility across Lebanon.
It said it would “continue to strike as required to protect Israeli civilians.”
Shortly before, a statement from the Israeli Defense Minister’s Office said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz had instructed the IDF to launch a second wave of strikes against dozens of “Hezbollah targets” in Lebanon in response to the rockets fired into northern Israel on Saturday morning.
“The Lebanese government is responsible for everything that happens on its territory,” the statement said. “Israel will not allow any harm to its citizens and sovereignty, and will act in every way to ensure the security of Israeli citizens and northern communities.”
