Israel demands terror group be disarmed; Lebanese president condemns attacks as ‘despicable political crime,’ as Netanyahu discusses state of truce with security cabinet
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday conducted a wave of airstrikes against infrastructure and weapon depots belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in southern Lebanon, saying they would step up attacks unless the terror group was disarmed. Giving a preliminary toll, the Lebanese health ministry said that one person was wounded in the afternoon bombing after one person was killed in strikes earlier in the day. Israel had issued evacuation orders ahead of the strikes.
The attacks were condemned by Lebanon’s national government, but an IDF official warned they were “just a preview” of what’s to come if the Iran-backed terror group is not fully disarmed by the Lebanese military.
The airstrikes came after the IDF issued evacuation warnings for several sites in the towns of Kfar Dounine, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Ayta al-Jabal, Taybeh, and Tayr Debba.The locations ranged from just 4 km (2.5 miles) away from the Israeli border to nearly 24 km (15 miles) north of the frontier. (Ed note: Tayr is today called Tyre.) (Read More)
