Hezbollah launched new rockets at Israel. Fears of a “significant expansion” of attacks tonight

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Wednesday evening that the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah had fired rockets at several areas in Israel and efforts were underway to intercept them. Israeli sources had warned that the country was preparing for a possible “significant expansion” of attacks by Iran and Hezbollah tonight.

In a social media post, the IDF said it was conducting interception efforts and, in parallel, launching its own attacks on Hezbollah's missile launchers and infrastructure targets in Lebanon.

“The IDF will not tolerate any harm to Israeli civilians and will respond with force to any threat to the State of Israel,” the army said.

❗️In the past few minutes, Hezbollah launched rockets towards several areas in Israel.

Along with the intercepting effort, the Israeli Air Force is currently striking ready-to-launch projectile launchers and additional infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah across Lebanon.…

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 11, 2026

Two Israeli sources familiar with the matter told CNN that Israel is preparing for a potential “significant expansion” of attacks launched by Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982.

Signs that the Houthis could also be involved

One of the sources also said that Israel is seeing signs that Yemen's Houthi rebels, another Iran-backed group, may also launch strikes on Israel, which would be a first since the war broke out. Although the Houthis fired on Israel during last summer's 12-Day War, they have yet to intervene in the current regional conflict.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a meeting with political and national security officials to discuss the latest developments, an Israeli official told CNN.

In 2024, Israel and Hezbollah signed a cease-fire brokered by the United States. The Lebanese group stopped attacking Israel, which continued attacks on what it described as Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild its military capabilities. In addition, Israel maintained troops at five points in southern Lebanon.

In the context of the operation launched on February 28, 2026 by the United States and Israel on Iran, Hezbollah attacked Israel to avenge the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, drawing Lebanon into the regional conflict.

Six sources familiar with Hezbollah's preparations told Reuters the group had spent months rebuilding its arsenal of missiles and drones, with support from Tehran and its own weapons factories, to prepare for a new war with Israel.

Hezbollah had concluded that a new round of fighting was inevitable and that this time it could face an existential threat, the sources said.

According to the local Ministry of Health, more than 630 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war broke out.