Hezbollah attacks hit deeper into Israel than most previous attacks

 Hezbollah retaliated overnight to a week of intensive Israeli attacks in Lebanon by launching a barrage of projectiles that targeted areas farther into Israeli territory than most of its previous strikes. 

The Israeli military said that it intercepted most of the airborne weapons but reported impacts in Kiryat Bialik, Tsur Shalom and Moreshet near the port city of Haifa, around 40 km (25 miles) south of the border. This marks one of the deepest direct hits by the Iran-backed group since the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war.

Hezbollah said it targeted the Ramat David airbase southeast of Haifa with Fadi-1 and Fadi-2 missiles, two previously unknown weapons that may have a longer range than those normally used by the Lebanese militant group. Hezbollah attacks have largely involved short-range Katyusha and Burkan rockets as well as attack and surveillance drones. 

The Israeli military did not respond to queries about whether the Ramat David airbase was impacted. Israeli emergency services reported three people were wounded in the attacks. 

Hezbollah boasts an arsenal of short, medium and long-range missiles. In his previous speeches, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that the group had yet to use some of its most sophisticated weaponry.