The Israeli army managed to shoot down a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanon with an unmanned aerial vehicle. This was reported by TASS.
It was noted that the Israeli army could not hit the UAV and was able to continue the mission. However, after this, Israel took to the skies and attacked the infrastructure of the Hezbollah movement.
It was previously reported that the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing was eliminated in Lebanon. It was noted that the man was in the vehicle that was attacked in the city of Sur. An Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed the attack. They said that this man was behind the attacks on Israel from Lebanon.
The situation in the Middle East escalated after thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, when Hamas announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The aim of Israel’s response to Operation Iron Sword was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector. Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza began to be sent through the Rafah checkpoint only after October 20, and it was stated that their volume was insufficient.
Previously Netanyahu stated There has been progress in hostage negotiations with Hamas.