Israel army says about ‘90 projectiles’ fired from Lebanon

The Israeli military said about 90 projectiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Wednesday, after an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon the previous day.

“A short while ago, approximately 90 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon,” the military said in a statement, adding that several were intercepted but others struck inside northern Israel sparking fires in some areas.

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering war in Gaza.

As temperatures have soared in recent days, the exchanges of fire have sparked multiple brush fires on both sides of the border.

The latest barrage from Lebanon came after an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday.

Hezbollah identified the commander as Taleb Sami Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb and born in 1969.

A Lebanese military source said the commander was “the most important in Hezbollah to be killed up to now since the start of the war.”

The source said the Israeli strike hit the town of Jouaiyya, 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the border, and also killed three other people.

Source » arabnews.com