Tel Aviv erupted into action as Israeli warplanes unleashed a barrage of airstrikes across Lebanon, targeting key strongholds of Hezbollah and Hamas. The assaults, confirmed by both Israeli and Lebanese sources, engulfed Lebanon’s third-largest city, Sidon, in chaos early Monday morning.
A viral video circulating on social media captured a massive plume of smoke rising over Sidon around 1 a.m. local time, evidence of the precision strikes that continued relentlessly into Tuesday. Lebanon’s state news agency reported the destruction of a commercial building in an industrial zone of Sidon, with several injuries confirmed but no immediate fatalities.
Israel’s Channel 14 TV highlighted the human toll, while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a formal statement claiming responsibility. The IDF detailed how the operations dismantled surface and underground weapons caches, military structures used by Hezbollah for attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians, as well as for rebuilding their arsenal.
Strikes extended to Hamas weapon manufacturing sites in southern Lebanon, hitting four villages and buildings near the eastern border. Lebanon’s National News Agency tallied four homes obliterated, alongside severe damage to vehicles, shops, and roads. The IDF asserted these actions were essential to neutralize Hezbollah’s persistent threats along the volatile frontier.
As tensions simmer in the region, these strikes underscore Israel’s unwavering commitment to countering militant activities from neighboring territories. The international community watches closely, bracing for potential escalations amid ongoing Middle East volatility.