'Our attacks will intensify…': Israel warns Hezbollah amid escalating conflict
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi vowed to intensify attacks on Hezbollah, saying the Israeli military was “carefully planning the coming days.” Since the Gaza conflict began last year, Israel has killed more than 600 militants, including dozens of Hezbollah's top military leaders, and struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon. Halevi made the comments during a televised address from the Tel Nof airbase, a major site for the Israeli Air Force.
“The price Hezbollah is paying is increasing, and our attacks will intensify,” Halevi said, according to Xinhua news agency. “We have many more capabilities yet to be deployed, and we are at a very high level of readiness, both offensively and defensively.” In addition, he said that Israeli airstrikes on a building in a southern suburb of Beirut on Friday have “destroyed” Hezbollah's chain of command.
The building was hit when Hezbollah commanders were reportedly planning an attack on northern Israel, aimed at killing civilians and kidnapping soldiers. “We will ensure the safety of those (displaced Israelis) who are returning (to their homes on the border), and if Hezbollah has not understood this yet, they will continue to face constant attacks until they understand this,” he warned.
Tensions have escalated along the Israel-Lebanon border following explosions that damaged communications equipment in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, resulting in 37 deaths and 2,931 injuries, in addition to an Israeli air strike on Friday that targeted a building in the Jamous area of southern Beirut that killed 45 people and injured dozens.
Since October 8, 2023, the Israeli military and Hezbollah, which maintains strong ties with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, have been exchanging fire across the border, raising concerns that the nearly year-long confrontation could escalate into a full-scale war.
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