Beirut:

Hamas ally Hezbollah said on Monday it had fired “dozens” of Katyusha rockets at an army headquarters in northern Israel in response to raids targeting villages in southern Lebanon.

The war in Gaza erupted after Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, with daily cross-border fire between the Israeli army and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

With Israel-Iran tensions at an all-time high, the Lebanese Shiite militant group has stepped up its attacks on Israeli military bases across the border.

A Hezbollah statement said it had “bombarded the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 91st Division in the Ein Zeitim base with dozens of Katyusha rockets.”

This was in response to Israeli attacks on “southern villages and civilian homes”, most recently in Sharifa, Odysseh and Rab Talatin.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported the Israeli attack on three villages on Monday.

The Israeli military said that “about 35 launches were identified from Lebanon in the area of ​​Ein Zeitim in northern Israel” and that no injuries were reported.

It said “troops hit launch sources”.

At least 376 people have been killed in Lebanon since Oct. 7, mostly Hezbollah fighters but also 70 civilians, according to an AFP tally.

Israel says 10 soldiers and eight civilians have been killed on that side of the border.

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