IDF announces start of offensive operation against Hezbollah
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a “preemptive offensive operation” and is targeting the military infrastructure of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, the IDF said on Monday. spoke out IDF Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi during a meeting.
“This morning, the IDF launched a preemptive offensive operation. In essence, we are striking the military infrastructure that Hezbollah has been building for the past 20 years,” he stressed.
Halevy clarified that the IDF is striking targets and preparing for the “next phases” that will be announced later. According to him, “ultimately, everything is aimed at creating conditions for the return of the residents of the north [Израиля] to their homes.”
Earlier it became known that the Israeli authorities introduced a special situation in the sphere of civil defense throughout the country against the backdrop of the IDF strikes on the Shiite Hezbollah movement. Tel Aviv reported that this decision will significantly expand the IDF’s powers in restricting the Israeli population.
In turn, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the residents of Lebanon and called on them to leave the areas where Hezbollah stores weapons. According to him, the Lebanese movement has placed rockets “in the living rooms and garages” of the country’s residents.
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