Baalbek: At least two people were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed several sites in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said. Fighter jets struck the outskirts of Janta on the eastern mountain range and extended to multiple sites on the outskirts of the town of Shmastar, west of Baalbek, the state news agency NNA reported.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Health Ministry stated that the Israeli strikes resulted in the death of one person in Janta and another in Shmastar. The attacks also caused panic among high school students when the windows of a school building in the area were shattered due to the strikes, NNA reported.

Israeli warplanes flew at low altitude over the Beqaa Valley in the east, NNA noted. The Israeli army claimed that the strikes targeted a missile manufacturing site and a compound used by Hezbollah for training in the Beqaa region, as well as a military site in Sharbine in northern Lebanon. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the Israeli claim.

Israel has repeatedly launched airstrikes in Lebanon on claims of targeting Hezbollah infrastructure despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect in November 2024. Under the terms of the truce, the Israeli army was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 2025. However, it has so far only partially pulled out troops and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.