There is a situation of fierce war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. There are continuous air strikes from both sides. On Sunday, Hezbollah carried out 320 drone attacks on Israel simultaneously, in which 11 military bases were targeted. In response, Israel has also carried out large-scale air strikes on more than 100 targets in Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant are monitoring the situation in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu also called an emergency meeting. A 48-hour emergency has also been declared in the country.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded
At the meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “What happened today is not the end of the story. Hezbollah has attempted to attack Israel with rockets and drones. We have instructed the IDF to take the necessary actions to eliminate the threat to Israel.” “Our army has destroyed hundreds of rockets in the air, which were designed to attack our civilians and security forces.”
The situation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah worsened
“We are launching a devastating attack on Hezbollah,” Netanyahu said. “Three weeks ago, we sacked their chief-of-staff. Today we foiled their attack plan. I repeat, this is not the end of the story.” The situation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah has worsened after the conflict in Gaza. Israel is having to fight a war on several fronts simultaneously. Hezbollah has retreated after Israel's heavy attack.
Hezbollah retreats after heavy Israeli attack
After Israel's heavy attack, Hezbollah seems to be retreating. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said in his televised address that Israel will not be attacked from their side at the moment. He says that Qatar is negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza. In such a situation, it does not want to create any hindrance in it, so it will not attack Israel now.
We are attacking in self-defense: IDF spokesman
The Israeli military says its warplanes are attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah missile and rocket firing activities. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagar said the attacks on Lebanon were being carried out in self-defense to thwart Hezbollah missile and rocket attacks.
Hezbollah responded strongly to Israeli attack
Hezbollah is also responding strongly to the Israeli attack. Hezbollah has rained rockets and drones on Israel. Three days ago, the IDF targeted 10 Hezbollah locations in southern Lebanon. In which 8 people, including a child, were killed, while many people were injured. The Israeli army killed the operator of Hezbollah's drone and rocket unit. Mahmoud Nazem was killed.
America is keeping an eye on the tension between Israel and Hezbollah
Amid growing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savet said US President Joe Biden is keeping a close watch. Biden remained connected with his national security team throughout the evening. At his direction, senior US officials continued to communicate with their Israeli counterparts. The United States will continue to support Israel's right to self-defense.