Hezbollah claims drone attack on Israel’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv

Hezbollah announced that it launched a drone attack on Israel’s military headquarters and Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict.

In an official statement, the group claimed to have conducted an “aerial attack with a squadron of exploding drones” targeting the site, Kirya base, housing Israel’s key defense institutions in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv.

Hezbollah claimed that the Kirya base houses the headquarters of Defense Ministry, the General Staff, the War Command Center, and the air force’s control and surveillance authority.

2 drones intercepted

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said in two statements that it intercepted two drones and 40 projectiles launched from Lebanon, and that the attack had caused no injuries.

The statements did not specify what sites had been targeted.

Drone strike comes amid heightened tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, as the conflict between Israel and Gaza spills over into Lebanon, raising fears of further regional escalation.

Hezbollah and Israel have been at war since late September, when the Israeli military escalated its air strikes on Lebanon and sent ground troops across the border.

Hezbollah began launching low-intensity strikes on Israel in 2023, in solidarity with its ally Hamas following the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 attack on Israel.

More than 3,300 people have been killed in Lebanon since the violence began last year, according to the Lebanese health ministry, the majority of them since late September.