Escalating Border Tensions: Hezbollah Strikes Injure Israelis, Prompting Retaliatory Israeli Airstrikes

Eighteen Israelis were injured, one critically, in a missile strike by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon, escalating tensions along the border. The attack targeted vehicles near the community of Dovev, including Israel Electric Corporation employees. Israel retaliated by targeting two Hezbollah units. Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, claimed the use of new weapons, including attack drones. Israel's defense minister warned Lebanese citizens would "pay the price." In Iraq, rockets were fired at a military base, possibly in retaliation for attacks on American troops. Israeli airstrikes hit airports in Syria, leading to flight diversions.