Israeli Fighter Jets Launch ‘Extensive’ Strikes in Lebanon After Rocket Barrage

Israeli jets carried out strikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday after a woman was killed and others injured by rockets raining down on northern Israel, officials said.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said “an extensive wave of attacks in Lebanese territory” had been launched, a retaliatory move for a barrage of rockets that hit Safed and a military base in the northern city. A woman was killed and eight other people were wounded by the rockets, according to medical officials cited by The Times of Israel.

The Israeli strikes hit villages across southern Lebanon and killed four people, security sources told Reuters. Among the dead were a woman and her two children, the sources said, while Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed in another village. Eleven other people were wounded. The IDF said it had struck “targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization” including military buildings, combat personnel, and infrastructure used by the group.

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