JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel’s military began a substantial strike against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon early Sunday morning. The attack focused on terror targets and launch sites. In response, Hezbollah says it fired 320 rockets into Israel targeting military barracks after the Israeli strikes.
A Western intelligence source told The New York Times the targets Israel destroyed in Lebanon were launch sites for a planned missile attack on Tel Aviv.
Ynet News reports the military hit 40 sites approved on Saturday night by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The IDF claims to have hit thousands of launchers and said that at one point Israel had 100 planes in the air at the same time. Reports indicate Hezbollah planned an assault that included 6,000 rockets and drones.
In northern Israel, the Home Front Command issued emergency alerts directing residents to stay only in protected areas. These locations included workplaces, children’s schools, and camps. Beaches were closed from south of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean to the Lebanese border. Beaches and parking lots were also shut down on the Sea of Galilee.
Gallant called his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and reported, “We have conducted precise strikes in Lebanon in order to thwart an imminent
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