Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D ‘Barak Cobra’prepares for take off. June 28 2010. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90
Early on August 5, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on Lebanon’s South Governorate, the heartland of Hezbollah.
The Israeli airstrikes targeted empty farmlands and a road in the area of al-Dimashqiyah as well as the area of al-Shawaker near the coastal city of Tyre. No casualties or material losses were reported as a result of the airstrikes, which were apparently carrying with heavy precision-guided bombs.
IDF publishes footage of the airstrikes conducted in southern Lebanon earlier tonight pic.twitter.com/uNAbWWPEMT
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The airstrikes were a response to a rocket attack that targeted northern Israel a day earlier. Two of three rockets, which were launched from South Lebanon, landed near the settlement of Kiryat Shmona. A fire broke out as a result of the attack. Initially, the Israeli Defense Forces responded with artillery strikes.
There was no immediate claim for the rocket attack, which was the sixth to be carried out from South Lebanon this year. Israeli officials believe that the attack was carried out by Palestinian fighters, not Hezbollah.
The IAF carried out a number of airstrikes on targets in Lebanon over the last few years. However, on a much smaller scale.
Hezbollah may respond to the airstrikes in order to maintain deterrence with Israeli, which is always looking for excuses to carry out military operations in Lebanon.
