Israel said to strike Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon

Lebanese media outlets report that Israeli airstrikes have occurred near northeastern Lebanon’s Baalbek, Report informs citing The Times of Israel.

Baalbek, an area identified in the past as a Hezbollah stronghold, is nearly 100 kilometers from the Israeli border.

The strike would be the fifth time that Israel has hit Hezbollah positions in the Baalbek area since hostilities broke out on October 8.

The strikes come after Hezbollah fired missiles at the Mount Meron air traffic control base in northern Israel. Rocket fire over the last day has also damaged a winery in the border community of Avivim and a home in the town of Betzet.

Sirens have also sounded twice in the last hour in the border village of Hanita.