Israel Weighs Targeting Civilian Infrastructure in Lebanon as Cross-Border Fighting Intensifies

Israel is considering expanding its military campaign in Lebanon to include civilian infrastructure in an effort to increase domestic pressure on Hezbollah, according to an Israeli security source cited by Israeli public broadcasting.

The source said the proposal is being discussed as Israel seeks to deter continued rocket attacks from Lebanon and weaken the Iran-backed group’s support base.

The development comes amid escalating cross-border exchanges between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes carried out a series of intense airstrikes on several towns in southern Lebanon, targeting what the military said were Hezbollah positions.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least three people were killed and six others wounded in two Israeli airstrikes that hit the airport road in Beirut. In southern Lebanon, additional raids struck residential buildings and populated areas, raising concerns that the casualty toll could rise.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it launched several attacks against Israeli targets. The group claimed it fired volleys of rockets at the Tel Hashomer military base southeast of Tel Aviv and another military target south of Haifa.

Hezbollah also said it targeted Israeli forces with rockets in the Khallat Wadi al-Asafir area near the southern Lebanese border town of Khiam, where clashes have reportedly taken place in recent days.

The group added that it carried out 23 military operations from southern Lebanon the previous day, including strikes on Israeli sites near the border and direct confrontations with Israeli troops attempting to advance into the border town.

The escalating exchanges have raised fears of a wider conflict along the Israel–Lebanon frontier, one of the region’s most volatile flashpoints.