A man standing on the rubble in Kfar Kila, February 18, 2025. Archive photo Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour
The Israeli military claimed on Monday that "projectiles fired from Lebanon triggered air raid sirens in northern Israel," adding it had intercepted one of them.
"Following the sirens that sounded in several areas in northern Israel, a projectile that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, and several projectiles fell in open areas," the Israeli military posted on Telegram.
After Israeli media reports, citing officials, accused Hezbollah of being the source of the fire, several residents in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa have told L'Orient Today that they are fleeing to Beirut, fearing an Israeli escalation.
Hezbollah said on Sunday it had a "duty" to support backer Iran after Israeli and U.S. strikes, yet it did not say it would intervene in the conflict.
But the group has not confirmed action since the United States and Israel began attacks on Saturday, killing Iran's supreme leader and sparking a wave of retaliatory drone and missile strikes.
Hezbollah has been weakened from war with Israel, which it entered to support Hamas following the Palestinian militant group's deadly attack on Israel in October 2023 and the subsequent war in the Gaza strip.
Israel and Hezbollah signed a cease-fire agreement in November 2024, although Israel has continued to strike targets it says are linked to the Lebanese group.
Hezbollah did not intervene during a 12-day war between Israel and Iran last June.
