Israeli military forces attacked several Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon in response to mortar attacks on Israeli territory earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press office said. This was reported by TASS.
In the statement, it was stated that in response to the organization’s action, the Israeli Armed Forces’ aircraft, artillery and tanks attacked Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon.
Before that, the head of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdullahian statedHe said the Lebanese Hezbollah group could side with the Palestinian Hamas movement in the conflict with Israel.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were fired at Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
Previously Netanyahu statedHe said Israel had launched a massive attack that was “unprecedented”.