Lebanon: Israeli drone strike targets eastern outskirts of Zawtar town
Israel Defense Minister says "we are at strategic crossroads", which need to be used for reaching to hostages deal and solving the situation in the northern border
Nasrallah: We will evaluate the results of our operation to see whether our response today to the assassination of Fouad Shukr was sufficient or not
Hassan Nasrallah: We have strategic missiles that we have no intention of using, but we may use them in the future
Hassan Nasrallah: We had no intention of targeting Tel Aviv or its Ministry of Defense
Nasrallah: We launched drones from the Beqaa Valley during our attack
Nasrallah: Hezbollah's aim was to keep the Iron Dome preoccupied by launching 300 katyusha rockets. This would allow Hezbollah to attack targets
Lebanese Hezbollah leader: We targeted a number of sites and barracks in northern Israel
Hezbollah secretary Nasrallah in a speech: Israel struck our drone sites and missile platforms half an hour before they were launched
Hassan Nasrallah: Our attack on Israel targeted a unit responsible for assassinations 110 km from the Lebanese border
We did not target civilians so that they (Israel) would not hit Lebanese civilians. We took care to hit military and intelligence targets. We targeted deep inside Israel. We chose targets deep inside Tel Aviv. We targeted the Glilot base, - Nasrallah
This (Glilot base) is the most important base of Israeli military intelligence. It is important for espionage and other activities. Assassinations in our region are managed from here. - Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah: Our attack on Israel targeted a military intelligence base that includes a unit called 8002
Hassan Nasrallah: Our attack on Israel targeted an air force and missile base in Ain Shima
3 month ago Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said that it was decided that each member of the “resistance axe” will decide how to respond to Israel. He said the internal discussion in the axe led to a delay in its response
Hassan Nasrallah: The main target of the attack was the Israeli intelligence military base in Glilot
3 month ago Israeli army Spokesman: The Chief of Staff at the end of a situation assessment: "We are determined to change the security situation in the North, so that the residents of the North can return to their homes safely"; The Chief of Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, has now completed a situation assessment in Kirya with members of the General Staff Forum The Chief of Staff says: "This morning we thwarted a large-scale shooting attack by Hezbollah. We are very determined and will continue to do everything we can to protect the citizens of Israel everywhere"
Gallant: "War with Hezbollah - in the distant future"
Nasrallah: name for today's major military operation "Operation Arbain" to mark the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Karbala
3 month ago An Israeli soldier aboard a Navy vessel was killed and two others were hurt amid this morning’s Hezbollah attack on northern Israel. The slain sailor is named as Petty Officer First Class David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21, of the Navy's 914th Patrol Squadron, from Geva Binyamin-Adam. The other two soldiers are listed in moderate and light condition. According to an initial IDF probe, the sailors on a Dvora-class patrol boat off the coast of northern Israel were hit by shrapnel from an Iron Dome interceptor missile, as at least two Hezbollah drones flew over the area.
Wounded in shelling on Majdal Zun town, south Lebanon
Hezbollah official: We worked to ensure that the response to Shukr's killing by Israel would not lead to the outbreak of a comprehensive war
3 month ago Israeli vessel was damaged by interceptor missile
Hezbollah confirms killing of two members in Israeli raid on Lebanese town of al-Tiri
Israel army clarifies: Hezbollah has planned to launch hundreds of rockets to the north of the country and drones to Tel Aviv area. In its preemptive strikes, it took down hundreds of launchers, which can fire thousands of rockets. Some of them were planned to be used in the future
Artillery targets a site it bombed this morning in the town of Alma al-Shaab, south Lebanon
3 month ago Israeli army spokesman: "We thwarted most of the attack that Hezbollah planned and intercepted most of the threats that were launched against the territory of the State of Israel."
Air France cancels flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until at least Monday
3 month ago The Israeli army Home Front Command has lifted restrictions issued this morning on the area from Tel Aviv and northward. Restrictions remain in communities along the Lebanon border and in the Golan Heights
British government: There is a real danger facing the region and we hope it will not develop into a regional war
Wider “preemptive attacks” by Israel are expected across Lebanon, western military sources telling
Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati: What is required first is to stop the Israeli attack and implement UN Resolution 1701
Netanyahu instructs Likud ministers and MKs to "not make statements about recent security incidents"
Egypt warns of the dangers of opening a new war front in Lebanon after Israel-Hezbollah escalation, and stresses the importance of preserving Lebanon’s "stability and sovereignty and sparing it the dangers of the region slipping into a state of comprehensive instability"
Seven Israeli raids target the outskirts of Wadi Zebqin in southern Lebanon
Israeli government issued a series of new censorship regulations for media that includes the damage caused by rocket attacks to “strategic national infrastructure or to military bases.” Reporters need to refer them to the media office before reporting on them to avoid causing any “harm to Israeli forces on the ground”. “This morning attacks by Hezbollah has the potential to escalate into a widespread, multi-front conflict.” The decree warns
UN on Lebanon-Israel border tensions: We will continue our contacts to strongly urge everyone to de-escalate
UN: Developments on Lebanese-Israeli border are worrying, we call on all parties to cease fire
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We are following with great concern the escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli front
Airstrike targets Mays al-Jabal town in southern Lebanon
3 month ago In the last hour, the Israeli army says it has continued to strike Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon. A Hezbollah cell spotted in Khiam was also targeted in a drone strike, the military adds. Hezbollah announced that a member of the allied Amal Movement was killed
An Israeli drone fell this morning in the town of Ain Tanta in the Akkar region, northern Lebanon.
Israeli raids target the towns of Markaba and Mays al-Jabal in southern Lebanon
Lebanese Agency: Israeli drone falls in Akkar, northern Lebanon
The government ministers were asked to arrive at 14:00 at Kirya in Tel Aviv for a cabinet meeting
Lebanese media report a series of Israeli airstrikes in the southern Lebanon towns of Zibqin, Tayr Harfa, and Jebbayn.
A series of Israeli raids on the town of Naqoura, southern Lebanon
Channel 12 Israel: The Israeli army continues to attack launch pads in Lebanon
Air force carries out a series of raids in the Khallet Omar area on the outskirts of the town of Zebqin, south Lebanon
Israeli raids on the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister calls for ministerial emergency committee to meet to discuss developments in escalation in the south
Israeli warplanes fly over border towns in Lebanon
Two dead in an Israeli raid on the town of Al-Tayri
Hezbollah further claims that the "empty" allegations that Israel thwarted a bigger attack will be refuted in a speech by Hassan Nasrallah today. Hezbollah says "our military operation for today has been completed"
3 month ago Hizballah's drone interception
3 month ago Report: Attacks now in Zebkin in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah says it has completed its response to the killing of the terror group's military commander Fuad Shukr for today, hinting that further responses could come tomorrow. The terror group claims that the explosive drones it launched from Lebanon flew to their intended targets in Israel. Earlier, Hezbollah also claimed to have fired more than 320 rockets at northern Israel.
215 rockets launched from Lebanon crossed into Israel since this morning (Hezbollah claimed it launched more than 320)
3 month ago The Israeli army releases footage of airstrikes in southern Lebanon this morning, during which more than 100 fighter jets targeted thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers that were intended to be used in an attack on Israel
Lebanese Ministry of Health: A woman was injured in an army attack on the town of Aita al-Jabal in the south of the country
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Drifting into regional war threatens dire consequences
One person was killed in an Israeli air strike targeting a car in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon.
3 month ago Pphotos by AFP's Jalaa Marey of a Hezbollah drone being shot down over northern Israel
3 month ago A rocket fired from Lebanon in this morning's Hezbollah attack struck a chicken coop in the Western Galilee community of Manot. Firefighters are working to extinguish a blaze sparked by the rocket impact
A political source: Hezbollah's attack was aimed at strategic installations in the center of the country, stopping a significant attack. The continuation of the escalation depends on Hezbollah
The spokesman for the White House National Security Council: "President Biden is closely following events in Israel and Lebanon. He was involved with his national security team throughout the evening. Under his guidance, senior US officials are in continuous contact with their Israeli counterparts. We will continue to support Israel's right to defend itself, and we will continue to work for regional stability."
Israeli army Spokesman: The Chief of Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, is in command of the attack and defense operations from the pit in Karia, and holds a continuous situation assessment with the members of the General Staff Forum, the Air Force, the Northern Command and the Intelligence Division
3 month ago A fall in the Upper Galilee
3 month ago Defense Minister Yoav Galant has now announced a special emergency situation on the home front, on the entire region of the state of Israel for 48 hours as of 06:00 am Israel time
One person was injured in the Ramot Naftali area in the Upper Galilee.
3 month ago Footage from the Western Galilee shows the Iron Dome engaging a Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon
3 month ago Numerous Iron Dome interceptions seen over the Western Galilee. Rocket and suspected drone sirens sounding in the Western Galilee
IDF spokesman: "We have detected preparations by the terrorist organization Hezbollah to launch missiles and rockets at the State of Israel, we are attacking proactively to remove the threat" Fighter jets are now attacking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an immediate threat to the Israeli home front. Following these attacks and in accordance with the assessment of the situation held by the Home Front Command, life-saving instructions will be distributed in some areas of the country. Follow the updated instructions on the platforms of the IDF spokesperson and the Home Front Command.
Lebanese media: Army targets outskirts of Deir Mimas and Kafr Kila with surface-to-surface missile
Planes break the sound barrier over towns in southern Lebanon
Israeli artillery shelling on the outskirts of the towns of Shama and Tyre Harfa in southern Lebanon
Israeli airstrike on Mays al-Jabal town in southern Lebanon
So far today 11 acceptances of responsibility by Hezbollah for actions against Israel. At this time, an Israeli air strike in Beita al-Sha'ab in southern Lebanon after a relatively calm day in terms of Israeli activity across the border
Artillery shelling targets the town of Alma al-Shaab
3 month ago A barrage of at least eight rockets was fired from Lebanon at the Golan Heights a short while ago, according to the Israeli army. Some of the rockets were intercepted by air defenses.There are no injuries.No sirens sounded amid the attack.
Israeli artillery shelling targets the town of Kafr Kila
Two interception missiles were launched from the northern Golan Heights
Artillery shelling targets Hamoul area and outskirts of Aita al-Shaab town in southern Lebanon
Artillery targets the outskirts of the town of Dahra, south Lebanon
Israeli army: Intercepting a suspicious aerial target that crossed Lebanese territory towards the Western Galilee region without causing any casualties
Artillery shelling with phosphorous bombs between the towns of Rab Thalatheen and Taybeh in southern Lebanon
Artillery targets the outskirts of Hosh Kounine and Maroun al-Ras, south Lebanon.