Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel. The Israeli military conducted preemptive airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting plans for a major attack on its territory. Subsequently, Hezbollah confirmed it had launched “phase one” of a major attack on Israel, launching 320 Katyusha rockets and drones toward Israel and targeting 11 military sites. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that approximately 100 fighter jets “struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels” at more than 40 sites.
