Hezbollah
Ahead of Tuesday night’s Hezbollah barrage toward northern Israel, the IDF carried out preventative strikes, it said.
Al Qard al-Hasan, Hezbollah’s bank, has been struck before and recovered. Targeting those who provide cover for it is also necessary, analyst tells JNS.
The renewed notice came as elements of the IDF’s 36th Armored Division were deployed to Lebanon’s south.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military’s actions have the “potential to influence the gains of the campaign,” noting the thwarting of Palestinian terrorists in Tehran and the expanded campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Israeli military is operating “with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” it said.
Six people suffered smoke inhalation in the attack on the northern coastal city as the Health Ministry reports thousands hospitalized since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion.”
The goal of the IDF ground push into Lebanon is to stop Hezbollah from firing anti-tank missiles, RPGs and rockets at the Jewish state.
“The Iranian and Lebanese people are not our enemies,” Dan Illouz said.
The defense minister says area will be cleared of Hezbollah exactly as Gaza was cleared of Hamas, vowing long-term security for residents of the north.
The IDF has sufficient interceptor missiles of all types, officials say.
Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says Israel will keep striking Iran and Lebanon until its military objectives are achieved and threats removed.
The maritime border agreement signed with Lebanon did not improve Israel’s security, as shown by the ongoing war with Hezbollah, Eli Cohen said.
