Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

They are doing so in response to the murder of Hezbollah’s military leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut on July 31, reports Reuters. Just before 06:00, the news agency reports that Hezbollah says it has carried out what it describes as the first phase of the response. They say they have fired more than 300 rockets, hitting 11 Israeli military targets. This has not been confirmed by Israel. Israel attacked targets in Lebanon Earlier on Sunday, Israel said it was carrying out an attack in Lebanon. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared a 48-hour state of emergency in Israel. Early Sunday morning, the Israeli military said it was carrying out “self-defense strikes” against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. They are asking residents near these areas of southern Lebanon to “leave immediately”. They also feared missiles and drones from Hezbollah would reach areas in the north of Israel. And the flight alarm has gone off there. . Daniel Hagari is a spokesperson for the IDF. Photo: GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP The Israeli military (IDF) says it is attacking because it has discovered that the Iranian-backed group has been preparing for a “large-scale attack”. – In self-defense to remove these threats, the Israeli military attacks targets in Lebanon, from where Hezbollah planned to attack Israeli civilians, says Admiral Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the IDF. US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin reiterated early on Sunday Norwegian time that Israel has the right to defend itself against attacks from Iran and Iranian-backed groups. According to Reuters, he should have spoken to the defense minister in Israel. The security cabinet meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the security cabinet to a meeting at 6 a.m. Norwegian time. According to the Reuters news agency, flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv are being delayed and diverted “due to the security situation”. Traffic there will resume during the morning. There are images circulating on social media that appear to show attacks on southern Lebanon. There have recently been fears that the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will escalate into a regional conflict. Israel killed senior Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr in an airstrike in Beirut, and that the country is suspected of being behind the murder of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Published 25/08/2024, at 04.43 Updated 25/08/2024, at 06.47



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