Israel Reports Second Attack From Yemen, Expands Operations in Southern Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to expand its operations in southern Lebanon, citing continued ​rocket fire by Hezbollah.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the Iran War continues, in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026. Stringer/Reuters

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a March 30 post on X that it had intercepted two drones originating from Yemen, the second attack on Israel from the country since the Houthis entered the Iran war.

The IDF said in a later post on X that it was launching attacks on infrastructure throughout Tehran as part of wider efforts to degrade the Iranian regime’s war-fighting capacity and eliminate senior leadership figures.