Northern Israel — The northern front is spiralling after Hezbollah claimed it has bombed yet another strategic IDF base, following earlier strikes on the Meron intelligence hub and the Ramat David air facility, forcing Israel into a frantic military scramble and raising fears of a full‑scale Lebanon war.

Just before dawn, residents near a major logistics and command compound — whose location the IDF will not officially confirm — reported a sudden roar overhead, followed by a series of explosions that shook homes and blacked out nearby communities. Footage on social media shows fireballs rising from inside a fortified perimeter and emergency vehicles racing through sealed checkpoints as helicopters circle low.

Hezbollah’s Al‑Manar channel is hailing the attack as a “continuation of the deterrence equation,” boasting that precision rockets and drones struck “critical depots and operations rooms” tied to air campaigns over Lebanon and Syria. The group says the latest strike is part of a “triangle of pressure” after Meron and Ramat David, designed to erode Israel’s northern command structure.

In Jerusalem, the IDF admits a “strategic facility” was hit, acknowledging damage and casualties while insisting core capabilities remain intact. Fighter jets have been scrambled for continuous sorties over southern Lebanon, pounding suspected launch sites, weapons warehouses and command apartments in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Israel’s war cabinet is under mounting pressure to deliver a decisive blow, even as northern communities hunker in shelters and local mayors warn that “life on the border is becoming untenable.” Analysts caution that with each successful strike on high‑value IDF sites, Hezbollah is not only testing Israel’s defences — it is also tightening a psychological vise that could push both sides into a war neither can easily stop once it starts.