Israel Targets Iran-Hezbollah Airport In Southern Lebanon

According to a Jerusalem Post report, the airport was used by the militant group to launch aerial raids against Israeli territory.

Referring to the airport, Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in September that the Iranian flag was raised there just 20 kilometers away from the Israeli border.

“Put differently, the land is Lebanese; the control is Iranian; the target is Israel,” he pointed out.

Though the Iranian regime has avoided any direct involvement in the Gaza war, Tehran has used its proxy groups in the region such as Houthis and Hezbollah to attack Israeli and American targets.

Following the targeted killing of Saleh al-Arouri, a top Hamas leader, by Israel in Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs on January 2, the tensions have escalated along Lebanon-Israel border. However, the two sides have avoided an all-out military confrontation.

Following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, many expected a full-fledged war to erupt also against Hezbollah, but the Iranian-backed force has limited its involvement to border skirmishes with Israel.