A group of missiles launched from southern Lebanon targeted Israeli military sites in the Shebaa Farms, after a relatively quiet night on the border between Lebanon and Israel.
The commander of the northern region overseeing the borders with Lebanon and Syria, Uri Gordin, said that the Israeli army today is more alert and prepared on the border with Lebanon, and that it is ready for all eventualities and continues to strengthen its forces.
Gordin pointed out that tens of thousands of soldiers are deployed along the border with the aim of protecting it and providing security for Israelis in the Galilee regions bordering Lebanon.
The Israeli army said earlier that the air force and artillery launched joint attacks yesterday, Tuesday, on targets it described as military in the Wadi Saluki area in southern Lebanon, which includes military buildings and infrastructure containing combat means.Hizb allah.
Lebanese and Israeli sources said that Israel launched an intensive series of air strikes on Wadi Saluki in southern Lebanon, after a rare admission of carrying out a special operation on the border.
Air strikes
Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Wadi Saluki was subjected to at least 16 air strikes in a rapid and successive manner, and described these strikes as “the most intense bombardment of a single site” since the fighting began in the border area three months ago.
The Israeli army stated that it carried out “air and artillery strikes” on Hezbollah positions and weapons infrastructure in the forested Saluki Valley “in a very short time.”
He added that his special forces launched a strike in the Aita al-Shaab area in southern Lebanon to “eliminate a threat,” and that his planes also bombed a Hezbollah anti-tank missile launch pad in the area.
The Israeli army rarely acknowledges the operations of its special forces, and has not specifically mentioned where the operation took place or what type of threat it eliminated.
Lebanese security sources did not confirm whether Hezbollah’s targets were hit or not, but they said that Hezbollah used Wadi Saluki to launch missiles at Israel, while Hezbollah said yesterday, Tuesday, that it fired missiles at Israeli forces across the mountainous border.
Hezbollah and Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged intermittent daily bombardment with Israel since last October 8, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries on both sides of the border, including civilians and journalists.
Since October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on… Gaza As of yesterday, Tuesday, it left 24,285 martyrs and 61,154 injured, and caused the displacement of more than 85% (about 1.9 million people) of the Gaza Strip’s population, according to the Palestinian authorities and the United Nations.