A potential ground operation by the Israeli army against Lebanon’s Islamist movement Hezbollah will be as “short” as possible, a senior Israeli security source said today.
“We will try to keep it as short as possible,” the official told reporters on condition of anonymity. “We are preparing for this every day and it is certain that this is one of the means” we have at our disposal, he added, referring to the possibility of a ground attack.
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According to the official, Israeli strikes in Lebanon, which have intensified since the beginning of the week, have caused many deaths in Hezbollah’s ranks and greatly reduced the Iranian-backed movement’s military capabilities.
Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on October 8, saying it was doing so in solidarity with its ally, the Palestinian group Hamas, which is fighting Israel after an unprecedented attack launched on October 7 against Israeli soil by the Gaza Strip.
In addition to hampering Hezbollah’s ability to fire at Israel, the Israeli security official added, the purpose of the military operations launched by Israel from the air is to eliminate the Shiite movement’s military leaders and “cleanse” the border zones. in northern Israel so that displaced residents can return to their homes.
Following the statements made yesterday, Wednesday, by the Chief of the Israeli General Staff, General Herzi Halevi, who spoke before the soldiers about the possibility of “entering Lebanon” in order to “continue to hit Hezbollah”, the security official said today that “all options are on the table”.
New Israeli strikes against Lebanon
The Israeli military launched new airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut at around 18:30 today, the Lebanese news agency and Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV channel reported.
The Israeli military has announced that it has bombed Hezbollah’s “headquarters” in the suburbs of Beirut in new airstrikes.
The Lebanese news agency and Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV channel reported that the Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut at around 18:30 today.
Al Manar reported that four buildings were destroyed in the raids. He broadcast images of a huge crater.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing multiple loud explosions in the city and a huge plume of smoke rising.
Ambulance sirens are heard throughout the Lebanese capital.
Israel’s military said it launched new strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon this afternoon, minutes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN in a confirmation that military operations against the Lebanese armed movement would continue.
The Israeli army is “currently striking (…) targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,” the army announced.
⚡️BREAKING: Israel is now striking the Suburbs of Beirut [Dahiya]Lebanon.
10 explosions in a series of Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut
They targeted an area close to Al-Zahraa Hospital and they targeted the road to Beirut airport. pic.twitter.com/mfFKY3J6Pc
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700 dead in Lebanon – 118,000 displaced
On Monday, Israeli warplanes began daily shelling of Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, forcing the exodus of about 118,000 people, according to the United Nations. Currently, at least 700 people have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
The Israeli security official denied the accusations that the Israeli strikes are killing a large number of civilians: “It’s not like they publish the names of the dead. Many of them were members of Hezbollah,” he said, accusing Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields.
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