Key Highlights
- In a statement, the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group claimed it deployed a “swarm of attack drones” at around 5 a. m., aiming at radar installations and control rooms at the Ramat David Airbase.
- Hezbollah described the operation as a response to what it called “criminal Israeli aggression,” alleging that Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations across Lebanon, including Beirut’s southern suburbs.
- According to the group, the Israeli strikes resulted in “dozens of martyrs.” Hezbollah asserted that its drone attack specifically targeted military facilities, in contrast to what it claimed were Israeli attacks on civilian areas.
- The group said the action was intended as a minimum deterrent measure to prevent further military operations against Lebanon.
- The reported drone strike comes amid intensifying conflict along the Israel-Lebanon border.
