Two stories, Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, were circulated regarding the escalation of the conflict that took place on Sunday morning, and while the Lebanese militia spoke of a “specific target” they were targeting , Israel announced, in return, the extent of the losses. suffered.
In the past few hours, Hezbollah believed it had “completed the first phase of its attack on Israel,” which was “the phase of targeting Israeli barracks and positions to to cross offensive marches towards their desired objective,” while Israel announced that it had blocked “a large part of the offensive” launched by Hezbollah in response to the assassination of a military commander of the group, Fouad Shukr.
The Israeli army’s statement aims to carry out a pre-emptive strike before Hezbollah’s attack, which prevented a larger attack.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said at the beginning of the cabinet session on Sunday: “What happened today is not the end of the story to make a strong pre-emptive strike to remove the threat. “
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee confirmed in an interview with Al-Hurra on Sunday that “operations continue” against Hezbollah, as “pre-emptive strikes are being conducted to prevent any attacks.” “
“Activity continues. “
The Israeli army spokesman, Avkhai Adraee, confirmed in an interview with Al-Hurra that military operations against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon continue, indicating that the state of alert continues to impose launch pre-emptive strikes that will prevent that group from posing any threat. to civilians in his country.
Adraee confirmed that the Israeli army has been working, since October 8, to weaken Hezbollah’s capabilities, to achieve the goal that his country seeks, by “preventing it from launching attacks against exist in the north of the country and threaten the lives of the people. residents there.”
The Israeli military confirmed that Hezbollah was “preparing to launch strikes with thousands of missiles,” noting that “thousands” of its missile launch pads had been destroyed in southern Lebanon, in a series of massive strikes at dawn on Sunday, in which “about 100” warplanes took part.
Army spokesman Nadav Shoshani told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse, that the Hezbollah attack “was part of a larger planned attack, and we were able to block a large part of it this morning ,” without specifying Hezbollah’s goals.
The Times of Israel notes that the preemptive strikes did not stop Hezbollah from starting its attack on Sunday morning.
According to the Israeli army, about 210 missiles and about 20 drones were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. Some shells were caught, and others fell.
But in spite of this great increase, it does not seem to have caused a great loss.
Avichai said in his interview with Al-Hurra: “We stopped Hezbollah from carrying out its plan, because the missile launchers were destroyed (before they were launched), and what went on was stopped was launched, so there were no human casualties or major material losses. .”
The army said: “We are still assessing the situation after the attack (…) There is still firing,” explaining, “But I can tell you that the damage is minimal there was… very little damage.”
In Lebanon, at least 3 people were killed, and two others were wounded, Sunday, according to what the Lebanese Ministry of Health counted, as a result of Israeli raids.
The Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post” learned that measures were taken in advance to reduce casualties in the event of attacks of this nature.
Sirens sounded in northern Israel early Sunday morning, including the coastal city of Akko, and Katzrin in the Golan Heights, as well as several cities in the Galilee, according to the “Times of Israel.” The Magen David Adom ambulance service said a woman was slightly injured by shrapnel in Acre.
The Israel Airports Authority announced early Sunday that due to the security situation, flights departing from Ben Gurion Airport were delayed and that flights would be diverted to other airports.
On the other hand, Hezbollah declared the “success” of its attack on Israel “for today,” and considered that “the enemy’s claims about what he did in advance are empty claims.. .
He indicated that he launched an air attack with a large number of drones towards the depths of Israel, and towards a “specific military target.”
Hezbollah did not reveal the specific target, but Israeli reports said Mossad headquarters and a military base in the Glilot district in central Israel were among the targets of the operation, and Netanyahu spoke of a “strategic target”.
The Israeli Prime Minister said: “The army was able to stop all drones launched by Hezbollah at a strategic target in central Israel.
Reuters reported that an Israeli military spokesman said that Hezbollah intended to target primarily northern Israel, but with some targets in central Israel as well.
The “Jewish News Assembly” website said that the main target of the attack may be the Glilot center near Herzliya, where the headquarters of the Mossad and various military intelligence units are located.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli army stated in its statements that Hezbollah wanted to target Mossad headquarters and Israeli army headquarters.
A former Israeli intelligence official, Jack Neria, said in an interview with Al-Hurra that “the pre-emptive strike prevented Hezbollah from targeting sensitive locations and sites in Tel Aviv and the center of the country.”
2024-08-25 12:51:20
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