A soldier from an Israeli mortar unit takes position on the border between Israel and Lebanon
The defense forces of Israel (IDF, acronym in English) reported that they had attacked US infrastructure Hezbollah and four ballots from the group operating on the border of the Lebanon. The region is one of the points of tension in the Middle East war that has been ongoing since October 7th and is experiencing the highest tension since 2006 and parallel to the war against the Islamist militias led by Hamas in Gaza. “Our forces have attacked Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, including a military complex and an observation post. “4 Hezbollah terrorist cells operating on the border with Lebanon have been attacked,” they wrote on their X account (formerly Twitter). The Israeli attacks are in retaliation for the firing of rockets and antitank missiles from the border. According to a military spokesman, one of the affected ballots was preparing to launch rockets, another was near a rocket launch site and a third was operating near the partition and carrying weapons.
At the same time, antiaircraft alarms were activated several times in neighboring Israeli communities and the army said it intercepted a drone crossing the border from the Arab country. Hours earlier, the army also reported it had attacked a Hezbollah military complex and observation posts. In 2006, the height of tension between Israel and Lebanon to date, Israeli troops and Hezbollah fought a war with intense gunfire for 16 consecutive days and nearly 50 deaths on both sides. The Lebanese militia fired dozens of antitank missiles, rockets and mortars into Israeli soil, where some of its men tried to enter; Israel responded with intense air and artillery strikes, including targeted operations to kill militia members.
The escalation of tensions on the border claimed at least 47 lives: six in Israel five soldiers and one civilian and 41 in Lebanon, including eight civilians including a cameraman from the Portal agency , 27 members of Hezbollah and six members of the Palestinian Militias. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday visited troops on the northern front, where more and more troops are being deployed, and warned Hezbollah that if it enters the war it will “make the worst mistake of its life.” Rising tensions in the region have already resulted in more than 19,000 people being displaced in Lebanon. “An increase in incidents at the border” led to the displacement of 19,646 people in Lebanon, “both in the south and other parts of the country,” the agency reported. UN (United Nations). Residents on both sides of the border were evacuated.
*With information from international agencies