Hezbollah claimed responsibility in statements on Sunday, saying its fighters carried out the drone strike on al-Zoura in the Golan Heights in response to attacks on southern Lebanese villages, including hitting Iron Dome platforms and Israeli military bases, Xinhua news agency reported. Was targeted.

The group also said they launched a drone strike on the Israeli naval site of Ras al-Nakoura, following an alleged attack in the Lebanese village of Fraun near the border on Saturday, which reportedly killed three civil defense members.

Israeli warplanes and drones carried out five airstrikes targeting villages and towns in eastern and central areas of southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. An attack on Khirbet Selam caused minor injuries to three civilians.

The sources also said the Lebanese army had observed the launch of about 30 surface-to-surface missiles and several drones from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel.

Tensions have risen along the Lebanon-Israel border since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in solidarity with a Hamas attack the previous day. Israel responded with heavy artillery toward southern Lebanon.