On October 19, Hezbollah announced that it had launched attacks against Israeli positions near Tel Aviv, including an intelligence base, as well as firing rockets at a naval base in Haifa. This escalation followed reports from Lebanese state media about heavy bombardments by the Israeli military in southern Beirut and surrounding areas, which resulted in four casualties, including a child, at a location near Lebanon’s largest public hospital.

In a statement, Hezbollah confirmed that its fighters targeted the “Glilot base,” associated with the Israeli military’s 8200 intelligence unit, with a series of rockets, claiming that a similar attack had been carried out on the same base the previous night. The group also reported additional rocket fire aimed at another Israeli military site in the Tel Aviv suburbs and at the Stella Maris naval base located northwest of Haifa, a coastal city in northern Israel.

The Israeli military later reported that air raid sirens had sounded in central Israel and that approximately five rockets launched from Lebanon had been detected, most of which were intercepted. They also noted that as alerts went off in the Galilee region and northern Golan Heights, around 15 rockets were identified, with some intercepted while others landed in open areas. Fortunately, the military indicated that there were no immediate reports of casualties.

In response to the ongoing tensions, the Israeli military stated that it would continue its bombardment of Hezbollah’s positions in Lebanon. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli forces have targeted around 300 locations, some linked to financial entities associated with Hezbollah.

A Lebanese security official informed AFP that Israeli strikes were conducted near the main runway of the only international airport in Beirut, leading to Lebanon’s national airline rerouting flights last night.