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As the Head of Hezbollah's Strategic Unit, Fuad was responsible for the majority of Hezbollah's most advanced weaponry, including precise-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range rockets, and UAVs,
This was about sending a clear message. We don’t want to see a wider war,
Since the beginning of the Israeli ground invasion of the eastern part of Khan Yunis province, the civil defence and medical teams have recovered approximately 300 bodies of martyrs, many of them decomposed,
agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP It looked like a strike from a drone and not a jet,
Noureddine told the near the site of the attack Israel is approaching the moment of an all-out war against Hezbollah,
the Israeli military said at the time Local sources reported that the raid in the Haret Hreik area was carried out by a drone and 3 missiles were fired,
Lebanon was bracing for this response, but earlier today, a high-ranking Hezbollah official said that no matter what kind of strike Israel carries out, Hezbollah will respond,
Our support for Israel's security is ironclad, and it's unwavering, especially as it defends itself against Iran backed threats, including threats from Hezbollah,
We have been in continuous discussions with Israeli and Lebanese counterparts since the incident over the weekend, and the United States is going to continue to support efforts to reach a diplomatic solution along the blue line,
At the moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines. If any changes will be made, an update will be released. Details to follow,
The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians."
Hezbollah crossed the red line."
Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant put out his own statement on X, saying As to whether or not Israel can manage a war in Gaza and a fight in Lebanon at the same time, Israel will do what it needs to defend itself, and it's demonstrated that time and again,
With all certainty, any attack will be met with a response,
the Hezbollah spokesperson said Israel has struck the Beirut southern suburb,
the source said, requesting anonymity, with witnesses telling AFP This escalation won’t become a bigger war because Israel is still also busy in the Gaza front and they have to stick with the goal of destroying, or weakening Hamas as much as it can be."
Israeli citizens up north fear Lebanese Hezbollah forces storming across the border and won’t return home without that addressed. If it’s not addressed, the Majdal Shams attack could give credence to those in Israel calling for addressing the Lebanon Hezbollah challenge now."
Since the main theater of operations for the Israeli forces remains the Gaza Strip, for the time being it appears as if Israel does not seek to engage Hezbollah in an all-out war. Israel will likely retaliate against Hezbollah at a level just below the assessed threshold of war, yet likely in such a way that will be public and hard for the Lebanese terror organization to hide."
Conricus, a senior fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, added The big question is what will be the U.S. policy" when Israel launches a full
Avivi, who is the founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, said The Islamic Republic of Iran stands to benefit from Israel continuing to focus its military capabilities on Iran’s proxies instead of on the Iranian revolutionary guard, and will likely maintain its strategy of providing weapons to terror organizations around Israel to keep it engaged and in a perpetual state of fighting. Until Israel changes its strategy against Iran, the likelihood of decades of continued fighting and instability in the Middle East are high."
Former IDF spokesman Jonathan Conricus said