Lebanon
No injuries were reported, but several fires were ignited in open areas.
Whichever path Israel’s War Cabinet chooses, it is deeply dangerous that northern Israel has become a no-go zone.
“This will be an attack with massive firepower, removing threats and enabling a change in the security reality,” said Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.
“I am not going to tell Hezbollah what we are going to do, I will not share with our sworn enemy the dates and how exactly we are going to do it,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“A public ultimatum must be issued to Hezbollah that they completely stop shooting and withdraw all forces to beyond the Litani River,” the minister said.
Hezbollah took responsibility for the attack on Metula, claiming it launched two drones armed with missiles.
Elad Fingerhut, a father of three, died trying to help wounded soldiers.
The Iranian terror proxy said it attacked in retaliation for the killing of a senior field commander in Southern Lebanon.
The terrorists talked about the ceasefire negotiations and “emphasized the unity of positions.”
Hussain Ibrahim Mekky “was responsible for the planning and execution of numerous terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and territory since the start of the war,” according to the IDF.
Hezbollah has carried out near-daily attacks on northern Israel since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel.
They were transported to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
