The spokesperson for Israeli ArmyDaniel Hagari on Monday called on Lebanese civilians to leave buildings and areas used by the terrorist group. Hezbollahwhich are used for “store weapons” in the context of the clashes triggered by the attacks on Hamas October 7, 2023 and which have recently intensified.
“We ask the residents of Lebanese villages to pay attention to the message and warning published by the Israeli Army and take this into account. We advise civilians in Lebanese villages located in and near buildings and areas used by Hezbollah for military purposes, such as those used to store weapons, to immediately withdraw from danger for their own safety,” Hagari said in an Israeli military statement.FDI) on your profile on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
IDF Spokesperson Cam. Daniel Hagari explains how Hezbollah fires missiles from civilian homes and how the IDF plans to dismantle it: pic.twitter.com/smkfjv6VDh
– Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 23, 2024
After this warning, Hagari continued his speech by saying that “Israel is destroying these weapons and locations” with “precise” and “intelligence-based” attacks. Similarly, he highlighted a series of bombings throughout Lebanon in the early hours of the morning after receiving “indications” that the Islamist group was preparing to open fire again on Israeli territory.
“The terrorist organization Hezbollah is continuously launching attacks against Israeli civilians and has no intention of stopping them. This is southern Lebanon. There are dozens of Lebanese villages located along approximately 80 kilometers from the border with Israel,” he stressed.
Similarly, he blamed Hezbollah and its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallahfor turning southern Lebanon into a “battlefield” after “deploying their weapons inside civilian homes and infrastructure” and for their decision to join Hamas on October 8.
Shortly before his statements, the FDI They reported a “large attack” against Hezbollah, but did not provide further details. For its part, the Lebanese state news agency ANI recorded some 80 bombings in just half an hour in the governorate of Nabatie, in the south of the country.
Hezbollah’s offensive
On the other hand, Hezbollah launched an offensive against Israel last Friday: a wave of attacks in which the terrorists used nearly 150 rocketsThe dozens of projectiles targeted military installations in the area, according to the terrorist organization’s version.
The Hezbollah attack came amid rising tensions between Israel and Lebanon following two days of coordinated explosions of communications devices used by terrorists. Both killed 40 people and injured 3,000 between Tuesday and Wednesday. The terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah He accused Israel of “declaring war” following these events.
In addition, the Shiite militia said it also attacked a “position of enemy soldiers” in Matla with “a guided missile.” It then launched dozens of Katyusha-type projectiles “against the headquarters of an armored brigade and the 36th division in Al Aliqa,” according to the channel. Al-Manarlinked to Hezbollah.
