Three killed, two wounded in Israeli attack in southern Lebanon - report

Early Friday morning , the IDF attacked a military structure belonging to Hezbollah and where terrorists were staying in southern Lebanon in Ayta ash Shab.

Strike on military infrastructure where Hezbollah terrorists operated in the area of Jibbain, April 20, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Three people were killed in an attack attributed to Israel in the town of Jibbain in southern Lebanon, Israeli media stated Saturday afternoon, citing Arab media. 

Soldiers from the 6th Brigade identified a number of terrorists in a military infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Jibbain area in southern Lebanon the IDF later confirmed.

In a quick closing circle, Israel Air Force fighter jets attacked the military infrastructure where the terrorists were staying.

The report was released shortly after six rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Even Menahem in the western Galilee. No casualties were reported from this incident.

Hezbollah terrorists targeted in other areas of southern Lebanon

Earlier, the Israeli military stated that IDF soldiers detected a terrorist entering a Hezbollah military facility in the Ayta ash Shab area. In response, IAF aircraft targeted the compound and eliminated the terrorist inside.

 An Israeli military observation post overlooks Israel's border with Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in northern Israel March 19, 2024.  (credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)
An Israeli military observation post overlooks Israel's border with Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in northern Israel March 19, 2024. (credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)

Furthermore, IAF aircraft targeted another terrorist operating within Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure in the Kfarkela area of southern Lebanon.

The Israel Air Force struck Hezbollah military infrastructure in the areas of Mansour and Aitaroun in southern Lebanon on Friday, the IDF added.

In the morning on Friday, three projectiles were detected heading toward Kibbutz Yiftah in northern Israel from Lebanon. There were no casualties or damage.  

Earlier on Friday morning , the IDF attacked a military structure belonging to Hezbollah and where terrorists were staying in southern Lebanon in Ayta ash Shab. Observers from the 869th Battalion identified the terrorists.