The Hezbollah terror group launched rockets and drones into northern Israel early this morning — the first time it has done so since 2024. The Times of Israel reports that the IDF responded with strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and in the Dahiyeh suburb, known as a Hezbollah stronghold.
Hezbollah had previously stated that it would attack only if Iran’s Supreme Leader was targeted. Its intervention now comes after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Operation Epic Fury.
Hezbollah, in a statement claiming responsibility for launching “a barrage of precision missiles and a swarm of drones,” said it attacked as “revenge for the blood of the Supreme Leader of the Muslims, Ali Khamenei.”
The terror group claimed that it had targeted a missile defense site south of Haifa.
The attack came hours after Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem vowed that his group would confront Israel and the US over their strikes on Iran, despite the Lebanese government’s plea for it to remain on the sidelines as it had done during the previous 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June 2025.
But the request fell on deaf ears as Hezbollah moved ahead with its attack, marking the first time that the Iranian proxy had fired at Israel since the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect in November 2024.
Hezbollah launched its initial strikes at 1 a.m. and claimed responsibility shortly afterward. One rocket was intercepted by air defenses, while at least two others landed in surrounding areas. Approximately two hours later, at least three more rockets were launched, again landing in northern Israel.
The Lebanese government once again urged the Iranian-backed terror group not to get involved, but the appeal was ignored. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced that an offensive campaign against Hezbollah is underway and could last several days.
War with Iran has erupted, and the regime’s terror proxies are mobilizing against the Jewish state. The IDF has called up 100,000 troops as drones and missiles are launched across the Middle East. The Fellowship has been on the ground, actively working to meet the security and basic needs of the people of Israel. Please join us in praying for their well-being, as well as for the brave IDF and American troops fighting this war against terror.
