Hezbollah said Wednesday its air defense units fired surface-to-air missiles toward an Israeli warplane that was conducting strikes over southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening.
Hezbollah said the plane was forced to withdraw, adding it was the first time the group fired surface-to-air missiles against an Israeli warplane since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war broke out March 2.
Hezbollah last week said it shot down an Israeli drone over the southern village of Baraachit.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Iran also has claimed use of a new surface-to-air missile system during the war.
