Israel targets Hezbollah weapons' sites in overnight strikes; group fires rockets at Israeli military base

The Israeli Air Force conducted overnight targeted strikes on Sunday (October 27) against facilities associated with Hezbollah in Dahiyeh. These strikes were said to focus on Hezbollah's weapons production and maintenance facilities, as well as a weapons storage site.

"During the night, fighter jets of the Air Force, under the precise intelligence guidance of the Intelligence Division, attacked Dahiya in the capital sites for the production and maintenance of weapons and a weapons warehouse of the terrorist organization Hezbollah," the Israeli Air Force announced on X.

The Air Force added, "During the last day, fighter jets of the Air Force under the direction of the Northern Command eliminated about 70 terrorists. They attacked more than 120 terrorist targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Air Force fighter jets struck a military infrastructure used by Hezbollah's air unit (127) and the unit's terrorist squad in southern Lebanon."

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On the other hand, Hezbollah claimed to have launched rockets at an Israeli military base in northern Israel on Sunday. This came after the group declared various areas in northern Israel to be "legitimate targets" due to the presence of Israeli forces.

According to Hezbollah, a "military industries base north of Haifa" was targeted "with a large rocket salvo" following a prior evacuation notice for parts of northern Israel issued on Saturday.

Additionally, a Hezbollah drone reportedly struck a factory in the Bar Lev industrial zone near Acre in northern Israel, injuring two people. The factory, owned by BAZ aviation components, produces metal parts for both civilian and military aerospace applications.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed the drone incident, saying, "Following the sirens that sounded in the Western Galilee area, a UAV was identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. The UAV fell in the Bar-Lev Industrial area. The incident is under review."

(With inputs from agencies)