Israel said on Tuesday it had launched air strikes deep inside Lebanon against Hezbollah targets, prompting a retaliatory barrage of rockets aimed at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The exchanges mark a significant escalation in the cross-border conflict and raised concerns that, along with Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the wider Middle East region could become embroiled in warfare.
Israeli military forces launched air strikes against sites near the Lebanese city of Baalbek in the northeast of the country, targeting Hezbollah command centers containing “significant assets” such as drone and rocket installations, according to Israel.
Tuesday’s strike followed attacks by Israel in the same region on Monday night, and was the third wave of strikes aimed deep inside Lebanon …