Israel is currently conducting drone attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

“Initial report – An IDF UAV is currently striking terror targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon. Details to follow,” the IDF said in a statement on Friday evening.

Some context: The northern border between Israel and Lebanon remains one of the most important, and dangerous, fault lines in this volatile region.

Following the surprise Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, this frontier – largely calm since the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war – is even more charged with consequence.

Any conflict erupting here could pour fuel on the raging fire of the current Hamas-Israel war by drawing in the most powerful paramilitary group in the Middle East: Iran-backed Hezbollah.