Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the last bombings The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacks on Lebanon, which have already left nearly 300 dead and more than 1,000 injured, are seeking “change the balance of power” in the country and against the interests of Hezbollah.
“For those who have not yet understood, I want to clarify Israel’s policy,” the Israeli president said in a video posted on his social networks and which, according to the Israeli press, could have been recorded in the underground command room of the main base. FDIlocated in the HaKirya district, Tel Aviv.
The Prime Minister referred to the IDF attacks on the Beca Valley, in eastern Lebanon and other positions in the south and influenced Israel “does not expect a threat”, but anticipates it “anywhere, in any context and at any time.”
“Whoever tries to harm us, we will harm him even more.. I promised that we would change the balance of power, the balance of power in the North, and that is exactly what we are doing. “We are destroying thousands of missiles and rockets aimed at Israeli cities and citizens,” he said.
In the video, in which Netanyahu appears alongside the defense minister, Yoav Gallant, and the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Herzi Halevi, The Prime Minister took the opportunity to call on the population to remain “united in determination” in the face of the “complex days” ahead.
The death toll from the latest wave of bombings carried out by the Israeli army against southern and eastern Lebanon has risen to 274 dead and more than 1,000 injured, as indicated by the Lebanese authorities, after the increase in air attacks in recent hours.
The Israeli army has assured that its wave of attacks on Monday has reached “more than 800” Hezbollah targets, as part of a “broad” barrage of attacks, after army spokesman Daniel Hagari called on Lebanese civilians to abandon buildings and areas used by the militia “to store weapons.”
Hezbollah claimed to have launched dozens of projectiles against three military installations in Israeli territory in response to the wave of bombings against Lebanon. The Israeli army confirmed impacts in the north of the country, without commenting on possible casualties or material damage.
Tensions have been rising in recent days, particularly after a wave of coordinated explosions of communications devices believed to belong to Hezbollah, which left nearly 40 dead and some 3,000 injured.
Subsequently, more than 50 people were killed on Friday in the Israeli bombardment of southern Beirut, including Ibrahim Akila senior official of the Lebanese group.
The increase in clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, a militia supported by Iran and which has significant military and political weight in Lebanon, raises fears of a possible extension of the conflict to the Middle East.
In this context, the Israeli army recently presented to the United States its “operational plans” regarding Lebanon.
