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We're not going to Beirut. We're not going to the cities in southern Lebanon. We are focusing on the area of those villages next to our border,
Our soldiers entered Hezbollah's underground infrastructure; exposed Hezbollah's hidden weapons caches and seized and destroyed the weapons including advanced, Iranian-made weapons,
The operations that we de-classified tonight are only a small number of dozens of operations that we will reveal going forward, including the destruction of Hezbollah's strategic assets and capabilities,
Not just Hezbollah, all of Lebanon will fight this time. All of Lebanon is determined to fight Israel for the massacres it committed in Gaza and Lebanon,
said Abu Alaa, a resident of the southern port city of Sidon Hezbollah turned Lebanese villages next to Israeli villages into military bases ready for an attack on Israel,
military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said We will use all the means that may be required - your forces, other forces, from the air, from the sea, and on land,
Gallant told soldiers in the north We will continue to hit Hezbollah... the one who has a missile in his living room and a rocket in his home will not have a home,
Netanyahu said in a statement last month The elimination of Nasrallah is an important step, but it is not the final one,
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Monday, hours before the offensive was announced It was now time to ensure that those displaced from the north would be able to return to their homes,
I made it clear that the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself,
Without sufficient resources, humanitarians risk leaving the population of an entire country without the support they urgently require,
We urgently call for more aid to reinforce our ongoing efforts to provide basic support to displaced civilians,
Mikati said in a meeting with UN representatives Now more than ever, it needs our unwavering support to safeguard the country’s integrity and security. Standing with the brotherly people of Lebanon is not just a moral duty, but an imperative necessity,
In accordance with the decision of the political echelon, a few hours ago, the IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,
the IDF said in a statement The IDF is operating according to a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command which IDF soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months. The Israeli Air Force and IDF Artillery are supporting the ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the area,
You are located near interests and facilities belonging to the terrorist Hezbollah group... you must evacuate the buildings immediately,
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said We do not want any sort of ground invasion."
World leaders have urged de-escalation, with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's spokesman Stephane Dujarric saying Well over 200,000 people are displaced inside Lebanon,
U.N. refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said The people of Iran should know Israel stands with you.” ... There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel released an English-language video addressing the Iranian public, saying ... He also warned Iran’s government against entering the conflict, saying We knew this ground invasion was going to come once the battle space was prepared, ... What you saw yesterday was the first elements of scouting missions going in. However, they've been tremendously successful. They've already taken up a lot of villages and secured them. They're looking for weapons right now. This is a mop-up operation. They've annihilated the entire command structure of Hezbollah.”
Holt said during an appearance on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”