Response to Rocket Attacks from Lebanon; Israel Targets Hezbollah Positions

"The Times of Israel" reported that Israeli military aircraft targeted "three terrorist cells" of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Saturday, January 9, in response to rocket and drone attacks from the group. According to the Israeli army, attacks were also carried out on Hezbollah infrastructure and areas in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army stated that its air defense intercepted a "suspicious aerial target" that had previously entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon. The news network "Al Arabiya" also reported that Hezbollah targeted an Israeli site in "Shebaa Farms" with two drones from southern Lebanon, and in response to the continued attacks from militants in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army bombed several border villages and settlements in Lebanese territory on Saturday morning. According to a statement from Hezbollah, four of its members were killed in the airstrikes on Saturday. Hezbollah, which is supported militarily and financially by the Islamic Republic, has targeted Israeli areas and sites with rocket and drone attacks since the beginning of Hamas's militant attacks on Israel on October 7, which resulted in the deaths of at least 1,200 people, most of whom were civilians, and the abduction of about 240 individuals, including children, women, and the elderly. Some of the hostages were released during a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but currently, over a hundred hostages remain in Gaza. The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel, and several other countries classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Meanwhile, reports indicate that positions of Iranian-backed militants on the Iraq-Syria border were targeted in airstrikes early Saturday. The state news agency IRNA confirmed these attacks, stating that five people were killed and several others injured. Additionally, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported that an Israeli airstrike in Aleppo caused "material losses." The report stated that Israeli fighter jets launched missiles from over the Mediterranean Sea west of Latakia, targeting several sites in Aleppo. The report did not specify the locations that were attacked, but other media in Syria claim that Aleppo International Airport was targeted in this attack. Special Program: A Trip to the Israel-Hezbollah Lebanon Border. The war in Gaza continues; Israel has carried out retaliatory attacks on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Attack on UN vehicles in southern Lebanon; clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continue. The killing of a senior IRGC commander in an Israeli attack on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria. Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah operational command center in Lebanon. Lloyd Austin during a visit to the Ford aircraft carrier: We will not allow the war in Gaza to turn into a "regional conflict."