Lebanese The group Hezbollah said on Sunday that it had launched a first-phase northern operation in response to the death of the group’s top commander in a Beirut suburb last month. Israel But 320 rockets have been fired.
Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, said in a televised address on Sunday that his organization had targeted a military base near the Israeli capital Tel Aviv.
According to him: ‘The main target of this operation was the Gillot base, which is Israel’s main military intelligence base.’
“This is the first time that Hezbollah has launched a drone attack on Israel from the Bekaa area,” he said, according to British news agency Agenes Reuters.
According to Hassan Nasrallah: ‘Our military operation was completed as planned.’
He added that none of their missiles were damaged in the Israeli attacks.
On the other hand, the Israeli Defense Minister has officially declared a state of emergency in the country for 48 hours.
According to the French news agency AFP, Defense Minister Yves Gallant announced a 48-hour state of emergency in the entire country from 6:00 am on Sunday after the Israeli army began preemptive attacks in Lebanon.
Gallant said in a statement from his office, “The state of emergency declaration enables the Israeli military to issue directives to the citizens of Israel.”
“I believe there is a high probability of an attack against the civilian population in areas of the country where the declaration of a special situation did not apply,” he said, referring to previous local emergency measures.
In a separate statement, the Defense Ministry said Gallant briefed US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the overall situation.
According to the statement, Gallant told Austin, “We conducted strikes in Lebanon to thwart a threat against Israeli citizens.”
“We are closely monitoring developments in Beirut and are committed to using all resources to defend our citizens.”
The US, on the other hand, said it would ‘continue to support Israel’s right to self-defence’ as the Israeli military announced it was carrying out pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for attacks by Hezbollah.
US National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said in a statement that at the direction of President Joe Biden, ‘senior US officials are in constant communication with their Israeli counterparts.
“We will continue to support Israel’s right to self-defense, and we will continue to work for regional stability.”
Hezbollah, the militant group previously active in Lebanon, said on Sunday it had launched a massive drone and rocket attack on Israel in response to the death of its top commander in a Beirut suburb last month.
According to Reuters, the group said it had hit an identified “special military target” as well as Israel’s Iron Dome platforms and other sites, but a full response would take “some time.”
The Israeli army, on the other hand, has asked residents of southern Lebanon to “leave as soon as possible” where Hezbollah is active and has carried out pre-emptive strikes against the group.
According to the French news agency (AFP), the army said in a message in Arabic that “anyone who is near the areas where Hezbollah is active should leave immediately for the safety of themselves and their families.” go
The IDF will take all possible measures to protect Israeli citizens. We will update you with the latest developments in the coming hours.’
The Israeli military announced on Sunday morning that it was carrying out pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for ‘large-scale’ attacks by Hezbollah.
The military has also warned Israelis to expect missiles and drones fired by Hezbollah.
In an Arabic-language message to residents of southern Lebanon, the army said: ‘We are monitoring Hezbollah’s preparations for large-scale attacks on Israeli territory near your homes. You are in danger. We are eliminating the Hezbollah threat by attacking.
“Anyone who is near the areas where Hezbollah is active should leave immediately for the safety of themselves and their families,” the message on Telegram said.
In a separate statement issued shortly before 5 a.m. local time, the military said its warplanes were targeting targets in Lebanon “that pose a threat to Israelis.”
Announcing the strikes in a video released at the same time, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that ‘Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, into Israeli territory.’
“From very close to the homes of Lebanese citizens in southern Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing a major attack on Israel, putting Lebanese civilians at risk,” he added. He urged the citizens present there to ‘get out of the way of danger’.
“The ongoing aggression of Hezbollah threatens that the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel, and the entire region will go into great tension.”
Ben-Gurion Airport said flights departing Sunday morning would be delayed and incoming flights diverted to other airports after the Israeli military announced an attack on Hezbollah bases in Lebanon.
In a statement posted on its Instagram channel on Sunday morning, it advised passengers to contact their airlines to check for schedule changes.
In the context of the latest situation between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will hold a security cabinet meeting on Sunday.
His office said in a statement that the Prime Minister will call a meeting of the Security Cabinet at seven in the morning.
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Desecration of mosques in Gaza
The Palestinian group Hamas has called on Arab and Muslim countries and organizations to express their condemnation and outrage against Israeli forces for burning copies of the Holy Quran in a mosque in Gaza.
According to the Reuters news agency, Hamas said in a statement on Saturday that the burning of copies of the Quran and the desecration and destruction of mosques reflect the extremist nature of this state and its hateful criminal soldiers and the identity and sanctity of our nation. Confirms their fascist attitude against anything.’
Al Jazeera aired exclusive footage taken by Israeli military cameras and drones, showing the desecration of mosques in Gaza.
The images also show Israeli soldiers storming the Bani Saleh mosque in northern Gaza and burning all the copies of the Quran inside.
The pictures also show the explosion of the Khan Yunis Jama Masjid, one of the oldest mosques in the Gaza Strip.
The images show that Israel has shelled or bombed all of the mosques in the area during its 11-month invasion of Gaza.
The Israeli Air Force intercepts a rocket fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel on August 25, 2024 (Jalah Meri/AFP)
In these pictures, it can be seen that the biggest mosque of Khan Yunis has been blown up which was built 96 years ago which means that the Jama Masjid of Khan Yunis is two decades older than the occupied state.
In other images, Israeli soldiers can be seen storming the Bani Saleh mosque in the northern Gaza Strip and burning all copies of the Quran inside the mosque.
Israeli planes destroyed the historic Omri Mosque in the Old City of Gaza, one of the oldest mosques in the world.
According to the official information office in Gaza, since October 7, the occupying forces have completely destroyed 609 mosques and partially damaged 211 mosques.
Three churches were destroyed in Gaza, including the world’s third-oldest Church of St. Porphyry, as part of the occupation forces’ declared war on synagogues.
Israeli soldiers have repeatedly been accused of violating Muslim holy sites.
In December last year, Israeli soldiers recited Jewish prayers and Hanukkah songs from the pulpit of a mosque in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
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