Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (April 8-15, 2024)

This past week Hezbollah continued attacking Israel, mostly military targets in the north and the Golan Heights, and claimed responsibility for 38 attacks. The attacks close to the April 14, 2024, Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel mainly targeted Israeli air defense sites in the Golan Heights, apparently to assist and support Iran. In response, Israeli Air Force planes attacked Hezbollah military facilities in south Lebanon and the Ba’albek region. On April 15, 2024, there was an explosion near an IDF force in the western sector on the Lebanese border. Four soldiers were injured.

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