Israeli raids continue in Lebanon.. What about the possibility of a ground incursion?
The Lebanese National News Agency said that the Israeli warplanes launched 3 raids on the outskirts of the southern town of Arnoun.
In parallel, the Israeli army confirmed that its fighters intercepted a drone south of Lake Tiberias launched from Syria.
Illustrative map of the location of Lake Tiberias
The Israeli army explained that it is carrying out extensive attacks in the Bekaa and the South. Lebanese.
Israeli media also reported that about 10 shells were intercepted in Haifa and the Krayot area, while sirens sounded in Zichron Yaakov and its surroundings, south of Haifa.
What about land invasion?
The American newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, reported earlier that the US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) is concerned about an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon.
The newspaper quoted a senior official in The Pentagonwarning him that things might get out of control.
The Wall Street Journal added, according to Pentagon officials, that Israel may carry out a quick ground operation against the Lebanese, but without moving large forces.
The newspaper also indicated that the Pentagon is working on a plan to evacuate about 50,000 Americans to Cyprus.
Israel announces interception of missile after sirens in Tel Aviv
The Israeli army announced early Wednesday that it had intercepted a missile after sirens sounded in the Tel Aviv area, amid escalation between Israel And Hezbollah.
🚨Sirens sounding in Tel Aviv and all over central Israel🚨 pic.twitter.com/l06avmq1LS
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 25, 2024
The army said in a statement in Arabic, “Following up on the warnings in the greater Tel Aviv area (Gush Dan) and the Sharon region, we are talking about the launch of a surface-to-surface missile from Lebanon that was intercepted by air defenses.”
Hezbollah announces the killing of leader Ibrahim Qubaisi in a raid targeting the southern suburb of Beirut
In addition, Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that one of its military leaders, Ibrahim Qubaisi, was killed in an Israeli raid that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut, the stronghold of the pro-Iranian Shiite organization, on Tuesday.
Illustrative map of the location of the Ghobeiry area in Lebanon
The raid, which destroyed two floors of a building in a densely populated residential neighbourhood in the Ghobeiry area, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, killed at least six people and injured 15 others, according to Lebanese authorities.
The party’s confirmation of the killing of the military leader came hours after the Israeli army announced that “air force fighters attacked the Beirut suburb and killed Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi, the commander of the missile system in the terrorist organization Hezbollah.”
