JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel was quiet on Monday morning after the military pre-empted what could have been a massive Hezbollah attack intended to devastate northern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv.
About one hundred Israeli jets struck dozens of sites in Lebanon to destroy more than a thousand rockets and launchers Hezbollah was about to fire at Israel.
Israel Defense Forces Chief Spokesman Daniel Hagari explained, “We monitored Hezbollah for weeks using technological means and aerial patrols by Israeli Air Force aircraft. As soon as we identified Hezbollah’s intention to carry out the attack, we thwarted the majority of the attack. Hezbollah attempted to severely harm the north and center of Israel, but was met with an iron fist.”
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer asserted, “Thousands of missiles and drones were primed to be launched against civilians in Israel. Had these missiles and drones flown, the death toll would have been in the thousands with massive damage.”
Hezbollah’s leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, insists that Israel started the trouble, and his terror group was on the defensive. Yet, he also claimed Israel’s jets did no real damage.
“It was an aggression, not a pre-emptive act,” Nasrallah said. “If we assume that it was a
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