The Israeli military is increasingly prepared to significantly expand the fight against the Shiite Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. “Today we approved a series of plans for the future and we must be ready for an offensive if necessary,” Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said today during a visit to the army command in the northern city of Safed. Israel. “The Israel Defense Forces and its Northern Command are at a very high level of readiness,” he added.
Since the attack by Islamic Hamas, which operates from the Gaza Strip in Israel's southern border area, on October 7, the Israeli military has been involved in constant battles with Hezbollah units in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah bombed Kiryat Shmona
Meanwhile, Iranian-backed Hezbollah fired rockets at the Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona. Israeli police said several buildings were damaged. Therefore, people were not injured. At the start of the Gaza war, authorities brought tens of thousands of residents from the northern region into the interior of the country for security reasons.
Israeli attacks on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon left three people dead, including a Hezbollah fighter, Lebanese news agency NNA reported.
The fighting since the beginning of October represents the worst military confrontation in this location since the second Lebanon war in 2006. But experts say they are still following certain unspoken rules. So far, both sides have avoided further escalation.