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The violence marked an uptick in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel which has been fought in parallel to the Gaza war and fuelled fears of an all-out conflict between the heavily-armed adversaries.
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Hezbollah, a Lebanese group, claimed to have fired over 100 Katyusha rockets at Israeli military posts in retaliation for Israeli shelling in the Bekaa region. Following Israel's strikes, at least one civilian was killed and several others injured in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. The Israeli strikes hit the southern entrance of Baalbek and near the city of Taraya, indicating a broader campaign by Israel, which had previously focused on the southern border region of Lebanon. These events mark an escalation in tensions between Hezbollah and Israel.
Israeli strikes had been mostly limited to the southern border region of Lebanon, although they have edged further north in recent weeks.
After Israeli Jets Struck Hezbollah Targets in Baalbek, More Than a Hundred Kilometers From Israel's Northern Border, Hezbollah Launched One of the Largest Rocket Barrages of the War Towards the Golan Heights