Overview
- Hezbollah launched missiles and drones from Lebanon toward northern Israel, calling the attack revenge for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing and saying it targeted a missile-defense site south of Haifa.
- The Israeli military said it intercepted one projectile and that others fell in open areas, reporting no immediate injuries or damage inside Israel.
- Israel struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including Beirut’s southern suburbs, and said it hit senior operatives as it moved to counter the group’s entry into the fight.
- The IDF warned residents in roughly 50 towns and villages in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate, as Lebanon’s National News Agency reported major displacement from Dahiyeh and the south.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the rocket fire as irresponsible and vowed Lebanon would not be dragged into war, against the backdrop of regional strikes following US–Israeli attacks that killed Khamenei.