“Hezbollah was preparing a new October 7th” –

Israel’s land incursions and raids, the response from Lebanon. Airstrikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighborhood overnight targeted several Hezbollah sites, including weapons manufacturing plants and other military infrastructure, the Israeli army said in a statement. According to the same source, the 98th division of the IDF went into action for this first phase of targeted raids in Lebanon, an elite formation made up of paratrooper and commando units, which was entrusted with leading the land operation night in the country of cedars. Previously, the Ninety-eighth had operated for months in the Gaza Strip during the war against Hamas.

An Israeli army spokesperson also underlined that «The terrorist organization Hezbollah intentionally builds its weapons and military production sites under the heart of Beirut and places them in the city’s population centers», and in this context, the armed forces with the Star of David they continue to operate «to guarantee the restoration of the security of the State of Israel and its citizens». Meanwhile, in an English-language statement this morning, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari explained that Hezbollah claims the terrorist group was planning to use villages near the border as a “base for an October 7-style invasion of Israeli homes.” “Hezbollah – said Hagari – has transformed the Lebanese villages adjacent to the Israeli villages into military bases ready to attack Israel”.

Meanwhile, 10 ballistic missiles were launched from Lebanon on the city of Tel Aviv this morning. The Israeli media reported it. Some of the rockets were intercepted, and at least one hit Route 6 near Kafr Qasim. A 54-year-old man suffered moderate shrapnel wounds in the attack and is being taken to Beilinson Hospital, Magen David Adom Ambulance Service says. Israeli police closed Route 6.