Hezbollah
The IDF declared the area within 4 km. of the Lebanese border a closed military zone.
U.S. moves second carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean • Sderot to be evacuated • Israel declares Lebanon border area a closed military zone.
The Israeli army did not offer comment on reported casualties among IDF troops.
Tehran threatened a “new front” against the “Zionist entity.”
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi: “We will attack them; we will strike them and break up their system. The IDF under my command understands the gravity of the situation and the mission on our shoulders.”
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“The means to be used against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad is similar to the means used against ISIS: less restrictions, less consideration for humanitarian issues and serious attempts to destroy [both],” said Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israel relations.
The former president, who is running for his old job, touted his record as the most pro-Israel U.S. president in history in a talk to supporters in West Palm Beach, Fla.
“As of now, fear of intrusion has been ruled out,” the Israel Defense Forces said 90 minutes after the alerts first went off.
The Israel Defense Forces attacked Hezbollah targets in response.
The Palestinian terrorists planned to conquer and hold border communities.
“We definitely can handle two fronts once the military is deployed and mobilized; this is not a big issue. We already paid such a heavy price that you cannot threaten us with paying heavy prices,” said Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.
