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The declaration does not affect citizens directly, with the IDF Home Front Command defensive guidelines remaining unchanged as of Monday night.
The U.S. envoy on fighting Jew-hatred said at the Israeli-American Council summit that the attack on Hezbollah beepers proves that Israel isn’t weak.
IAF fighter jets carried out a “targeted strike” in Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut.
“We do not wait for a threat; we anticipate it. Everywhere, in every sector, at any time,” the prime minister said.
“We are preparing to strike terror targets in the Beqaa Valley in the near future,” the IDF spokesperson announced.
The IRGC’s move follows the slaying Hezbollah terrorists through pager and walkie-talkie detonations.
“Indiscriminate method” used in the wave of Hezbollah beeper explosions is “unacceptable,” aimed “to spread terror in Lebanon,” said the outgoing E.U. foreign policy chief.
The IDF warned civilians in South Lebanon to leave homes used by the Iranian-backed terror organization.
Following a barrage of rockets to the suburbs of Israel’s third city, residents maintain their routines as they calmly brace for war.
“The price that Hezbollah is paying has increased, our attacks will increase,” said IDF chief Herzi Halevi during a visit to an IAF base.
The IDF’s’ achievements have been “extremely impressive,” said the defense minister.
Hezbollah has long threatened to invade the Galilee.
