Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military has announced that it has struck a military compound of Unit 4400, which it described as the “logistical reinforcement unit of the terrorist organization Hezbollah”, in the Baalbek area of northern Lebanon.

In addition, it said it carried out strikes on the Itatron area of southern Lebanon, including a military site and two military buildings belonging to Hezbollah.

It said the attacks were carried out in “response to the downing of an [Israeli military] helicopter” over Lebanon on Monday night.

Earlier, we reported that the Israeli military killed three Hezbollah members in an air attack on a convoy of tankers in the Hermel district of northern Lebanon on the border with Syria, according to a military source from the Lebanese group.