The IDF may have destroyed over 10,000 Lebanese homes that were storing weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terror group since operations began.
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensified on Wednesday with the IDF striking over 150 targets in Tyre, Nabatieh, the Bekaa Valley, and throughout southern Lebanon, and the terror group launching drones at Rosh Hanikra and Shlomi, and with sirens wailing in Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah also continued to launch drones at IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, causing expected additional wounding following weeks of regular wounds and occasional deaths.
Throughout Wednesday, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee warned the residents of a long list of cities and villages to evacuate north of the nearby Zahrani River or otherwise away from Hezbollah locations, which the IAF was planning to strike. “In light of the Hezbollah terror organization’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force and does not intend to harm you,” he said multiple times. Late Wednesday night, the IDF said that over the course of the week, it had struck over 550 Hezbollah targets.
The IDF did not provide any new updates regarding its invasion deeper into Lebanon, which it revealed on Tuesday. In response to ongoing Hezbollah drone attacks, which have harmed an increasing number of IDF soldiers, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday that the military had invaded deeper into Lebanon beyond the April 17 ceasefire Yellow Line. It was unclear how much deeper the IDF would penetrate, though for the moment, it appears the penetrations are temporary, with no intent to hold onto additional territory.
Yet, when the IDF initially entered southern Lebanon, its goals were just to take over a few kilometers. It only pushed deeper toward the Litani River when its initial invasion failed to stop Hezbollah from striking Israel’s northern border towns. In that sense, how far the IDF may go could depend on whether the new moves actually block Hezbollah from striking those northern villages. (Read More)
