Reports from Lebanon indicate an Israeli strike in the Baalbek area deep inside the Bekaa Valley, approximately 80 km from the border. The village of Hazin, west of Baalbek, was among the targets; fires spread in wheat fields near the impact site. No details on casualties or the specific target are yet available.
Reports from Lebanon now describe a second Israeli strike in the Baalbek area this morning, hitting the vicinity of the village of Hazin west of Baalbek and igniting fires in wheat fields. The development comes roughly 12 minutes after an earlier strike in the same area was first reported at 08:26 Jerusalem time. No casualty figures or details on the precise target have yet emerged from Lebanese sources.
At 08:26 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported an initial unusual IDF strike deep inside Lebanon near Baalbek, approximately 80 km from Israeli territory, citing military sources. The current update adds that the village of Hazin was among the affected areas and that fires broke out in adjacent wheat fields. The source base remains limited to Lebanese reports, with no official confirmation from the IDF or Hezbollah at this hour. The earlier strike was characterized as an unusual deep operation; the second strike reinforces that characterization.
The Baalbek area is a known Hezbollah stronghold in the Bekaa Valley. As The Zioneer has reported in recent days, Israeli strikes have been hitting targets across southern Lebanon, including villages such as Safad al-Batikh (Jun 8, 14:54 Jerusalem), Houmin al-Fawqa (earlier today at 12:25 Jerusalem), and several others in the south. The Bekaa Valley itself has been periodically targeted for Hezbollah weapons sites and infrastructure since the escalation along the northern border.
What remains open: no information is yet available on the specific target of either strike, the extent of damage, or any casualties. It is also unclear whether the two strikes within roughly 12 minutes were part of a single operation or separate missions. Reports are based solely on Lebanese sources and have not been independently verified.
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