The army continued in a statement: “In recent weeks, soldiers have been preparing Band 98including soldiers and paratroopersCommando And the Seventh Brigade, for limited, local and targeted operations in southern Lebanon that began last night, and during these weeks the plans were approved and the soldiers were trained in the northern arena.”
He continued: “After many months of work in… Gaza Strip“As the division’s soldiers gained operational skills and experience, they moved north and are now operating in the northern arena after making the necessary adjustments to fight in Lebanon.”
The Israeli army announced that its forces began “limited” raids on targets belonging to the group Hezbollah In the border area.
The army said in a statement, “The targets are located in villages close to the border that pose a direct threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.”
He added that the air force and artillery support the ground forces with “accurate strikes.”
Local residents in the town reported Aita Al-Shaab The Lebanese border was subjected to heavy shelling and the buzzing of helicopters and marches in the sky was heard.
On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant told the heads of local councils in northern Israel that the next phase of the war along the southern border of Lebanon will begin soon, and will support the goal of returning Israelis who fled Hezbollah missiles during a war on the border about a year ago to their homes.
Israeli attacks on armed targets in Lebanon It is part of a conflict that extends from the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the occupied West Bank to Iranian-backed groups in Yemen and Iraq.
The escalation raised fears that the United States and Iran would be drawn into the conflict.