This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.
Israel’s military has just announced that IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has “approved operational plans as part of the continuation of the war” in Israel’s north against Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Exchanges of fire grew overnight and as of Thursday afternoon, heavier airstrikes on southern Lebanon have been reported, as well as more than 40 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.
Local Hebrew media says several Israelis have been wounded after a missile fired by Hezbollah hit a vehicle in northern Israel. Israel says the goal of the new escalated anti-Hezbollah operation is to allow the return of the 80,000 residents of the north who have been forced out of their homes for almost a year. “At least eight people in Israel were wounded Thursday in an anti-tank guided missile attack on the Lebanon border that was claimed by the Hezbollah terror group, while others were injured in a subsequent drone strike,” Times of Israel reports.
The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, recently completed approval of plans for the northern arena. pic.twitter.com/B8VEZMZC9T
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 19, 2024
“We are very determined to create the security conditions that will return the residents to their homes, to the communities, with a high level of security, and we are ready to do all that is required to bring about these things,” the IDF stated.
The IDF has indicated that a new major operation has begun. Indeed it appears the feared bigger Lebanese war has come:
“The IDF is currently striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon to degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure.”
“For decades, Hezbollah has weaponized civilian homes, dug tunnels beneath them, and used weapons as human shields—having turned southern Lebanon into a war zone,” it said.
It is likely that the rate of airstrikes and mortar
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