On Tuesday, August 20, Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based group backed by Iran, announced that it had launched a series of rocket attacks targeting Israeli military positions in the occupied Golan Heights. The group claimed the attacks were in direct response to Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, August 19.
Israel has confirmed that its forces were the target of the rocket barrages. On Monday, reports emerged that Israel carried out airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley, a region in eastern Lebanon. A source familiar with the situation told AFP that the Israeli attacks targeted weapons depots.
This latest escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah follows a pattern of tit-for-tat attacks in recent years. The two sides have clashed intermittently over the years, most notably during the 2006 Lebanon War. The ongoing conflict underscores the volatile security situation in the region and the potential for further escalation.
