BEIRUT: An Israel strike on Monday evening targeted a Hezbollah arms depot in eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, the Israeli military said.
The strike did not result in any fatalities, two security sources told Reuters. Lebanon’s health ministry said of the eight injured six were Lebanese citizens and two Syrian children.
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The Israel military said its air force struck a number of Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the area of Beqaa in Lebanon.
“Following the strikes, secondary explosions were identified, indicating the presence of large amounts of weapons in the facilities struck,” the military said in a statement.
It said earlier strikes in Deir Qanoun and Tayibe south of Lebanon targeted a senior militant in Hezbollah’s Rocket and Missile Unit and a cell operating from a Hezbollah military structure.
On Saturday, the Israel military said it targeted a weapons depot used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah militants in an airstrike, killing at least 10 people including two children.
In July, Israeli strikes also targeted another depot storing ammunition belonging to the Iranian-backed group in the town of Adloun in southern Lebanon, three security sources told Reuters.
Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire since Hezbollah announced a “support front” with Palestinians shortly after Israel attacked Gaza in October 2023.
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Some 622 people in Lebanon have been killed since the start of the clashes last year, including 416 Hezbollah fighters and 132 civilians, according to a Reuters toll.