Hezbollah, Iran strikes surge
Hezbollah reportedly fired into Israel causing injuries and triggering temporary closures at Ben Gurion Airport — parts of the region are on edge as flights and travel routes react. (x.com) Israel also struck Iran’s Bandar Anzali port in an operation reported to target Russia‑Iran drone transit routes, while other accounts say IRGC strikes and air defenses have been active across multiple fronts. ( )
Hezbollah’s most recent cross‑border barrage involved roughly 200 rockets and about 20 attack drones in a single overnight strike, which Israeli military sources called the group’s largest salvo since the fighting expanded in March. (timesofisrael.com)) Ben‑Gurion has been operating under tightened emergency rules since March 23, with authorities limiting departures to roughly one takeoff or landing per hour and capping many flights at about 50 passengers as part of risk‑mitigation measures. (shemesh.co.il)) Independent analysts and the Institute for the Study of War say the Israeli Air Force struck targets at Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea on March 18, hitting “dozens” of vessels at the 4th Naval District headquarters. (understandingwar.org)) Reporting traced the Bandar Anzali attack to a broader effort to disrupt a maritime Russia–Iran logistics corridor used to move drones, ammunition and other materiel between Russian and Iranian ports. (israeltoday.co.il)) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and state outlets reported retaliatory launches using ballistic systems including the Khorramshahr‑4, while open‑source monitoring and intelligence summaries documented air‑defence engagements and strikes across multiple Iranian provinces. (globalsecurity.org)) Commercial carriers and some foreign airlines have repeatedly paused or diverted services to Israel amid the escalation, even as Israeli authorities say roughly 140,000 people have been repatriated on organized flights since the airport’s limited reopening. (ynetnews.com))
