Israeli raids in Lebanon hit different areas
The Israeli Air Force launched 61 raids on Lebanese territory during the past hours, in the most violent night since the beginning of the conflict. Hezbollah To war, according to Lebanese reports.
For its part, Israeli media reported that the number of Israeli raids reached 100, coinciding with targeting missile launch pads in various Lebanese regions.
Illustrative map of the location of the Western Bekaa in Lebanon
For its part, the Israeli army announced that it had launched a wide wave of attacks in what resembled a fire belt, in Mahmoudiyah, the outskirts of Al-Aishiyeh, the heights of Al-Rayhan, the vicinity of the Burghaz River, the vicinity of Midoun, and Ain Al-Tina in West Bekaa.
In a related context, the Israeli army announced the killing of two of its members and the injury of eight others in northern Israel as a result of the exchange of shelling on the border with Lebanon, according to what was reported by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Washington calls on Hezbollah to stop attacks
The United States stressed Thursday that Hezbollah must stop its attacks against Israel if it wants to de-escalate. Stress In the area.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah stressed in a speech following the explosion of thousands of communication devices in Lebanon in an attack widely attributed to Israel that the front opened by his elements from southern Lebanon will not stop before the war in Gaza stops.
In explaining US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for a halt to any “escalatory actions by any party” in the Middle East, the State Department pointed to Nasrallah’s statements.
“Nasrallah is capable of putting an end to the terrorist attacks throughout Israel, and I guarantee you that if he does that, we will convince Israel of the need to maintain calm on its part,” spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. “The bottom line is that he has not stopped these terrorist attacks.”
“As long as Hezbollah is launching terrorist attacks across the border, of course Israel will launch military action to defend itself, as any other country would do,” he added.
He continued, “What we continue to call on all parties to do is not to escalate the conflict and not to let it get out of control, leading to a war that we do not believe is in the interest of either party, and to ultimately try to reach a point that leads to a ceasefire in Gaza that brings calm.”
