Israel has already launched a wave of ground incursions this morning against the infrastructures of Hezbollah terrorists near the border between Lebanon and Israel. This was just confirmed early this Tuesday morning by the Israeli army itself.
“The Israel Defense Forces have begun limited ground raids, localized and specificon the basis of precise information, in relation to objectives and Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the south of Lebanon,” said the Hebrew army in its press release.
The Israel Defense Forces add that they will conduct “a methodical plan established by the General Staff and the Northern Command, for which the soldiers have trained and prepared in recent months,” reports the army in a long press release published on its social networks.
In accordance with the decision of the political echelon, the IDF launched limited, localized and targeted ground raids a few hours ago against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon, based on precise intelligence. These objectives are…
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The objectives of this land operation “are located in villages close to the border and represent a immediate threat for Israeli communities in northern Israel. “The IDF operates according to a methodical plan established by the General Staff and the Northern Command, for which IDF soldiers have trained and prepared in recent months,” he adds.
It also reports that “Israeli Air Force and IDF artillery support ground forces with precise ranges on military targets in the region.” “These operations were approved and carried out in accordance with the decision of the political level. THE Operation Northern Arrows It will continue based on the assessment of the situation and in parallel with the fighting in Gaza and on other fronts, assures the Israeli army.
“The IDF continues to operate to achieve the objectives of the war and is doing everything necessary to defend the citizens of Israel and return the citizens of northern Israel to their homes,” he concluded.
The US State Department also announced the Israeli operation in southern Lebanon. “That’s our understanding,” the State Department spokesperson said. Matthew Millerasked at a press conference whether Israel had begun ground operations. “We have been informed that they are currently carrying out limited operations against Hezbollah infrastructure near the border,” he noted.
Alongside these ground assaults, intense bombings are taking place in neighborhoods of Beirut to continue attacking areas held by Shiite terrorists Hezbollah. Arab media like Al Jazeera And MTV Lebanon They claim that Israeli army tanks entered several villages in southern Lebanon.
Precisely, this Monday, the Israeli Armed Forces declared “closed military zone”, an area located on the border with Lebanonthey therefore prohibited access to civilian personnel. The area includes the municipalities of Metula, Misgav Am and Kfar Giladi, very close to an area on the Lebanese side of the border that was subjected to intense artillery bombardment during the day.
This information was released in the middle of speculations of the last days of the imminent entry of Israeli military ground forces into Lebanese territory and when the Israeli government’s security cabinet meets at the headquarters of the armed forces in Tel Aviv, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel has increased its bombings on Lebanon since mid-September and has killed many of the leaders of the Hezbollah militia party, including its secretary general, Hasan Nasrallah, who died last Friday in a bomb attack in Beirut.
