Weeks after Israel launched a devastating offensive in Lebanon against the militants, their strike south of Haifa showed that they can still inflict damage of their own.The New York Times reports that in the weeks following Israel’s offensive in Lebanon against militants, the group Hezbollah launched a strike south of Haifa, demonstrating their ability to inflict damage. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, involved a swarm of attack drones and resulted in dozens of injuries, some critical.

This strike in Binyamina, a town in northern Israel, came just a week after Israel expanded its invasion into southern Lebanon and carried out heavy bombardments on Hezbollah strongholds near Beirut. Despite these efforts, the strike in Binyamina made it clear that Hezbollah remains a formidable opponent.

The Israel military is currently investigating the attack, which is reported to have critically wounded at least five people. Earlier in the day, there was a clash between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which led to Israeli tanks entering a U.N. peacekeeping base. This action drew a protest from the U.N. mission, as there have been multiple instances of Israeli attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon in recent days.

The peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, has been stationed in southern Lebanon for 40 years with the goal of keeping the border area free of weapons and military forces. However, in the past year, Hezbollah has increased its rocket attacks on Israel from this area. In response, Israel launched a large-scale operation to eliminate the militants across Lebanon.

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