Tensions between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel reached their peak after the attack on Magdala Shams. As if the massacres and war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip were not enough, it has now turned its course to Lebanon. According to the Israeli official television channel KAN, Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon during the night. The report did not provide detailed information about the airstrike, and the Israeli army has not yet made a statement on the subject. Lebanon has not made a statement about the attacks either.
FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT POSTPONED
Lebanese state-owned Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced that it has postponed some flights to Beirut until tomorrow morning. Passengers at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport watched the screens for up-to-date information.
REGIONAL FIRE PLACE
According to the Israeli media Times of Israel, rocket sirens were heard in the northern Israeli towns of Yaara and Adamit. While Israel has not made a statement on the matter, the IDF announced that a drone was seized over the Western Galilee. Meanwhile, Lebanese sources claim that Israel opened heavy artillery fire on the town of Houla.
PREPARATIONS FOR MORE VIOLENT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST LEBANON
Netanyahu’s office issued a written statement following the security cabinet meeting. The statement said the security cabinet had tasked the prime minister and defense minister to determine the timing and nature of the response to Hezbollah. The statement did not provide further details.
The Israeli army has presented possible scenarios to the government for a response to Hezbollah following the Magdal Shams incident, according to Israeli army radio. The scenarios include “taking more violent military action against Lebanon.”
An Israeli official, who asked to remain anonymous, said they “want to harm Hezbollah but do not want to start an all-out regional war.”
On the other hand, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Buhabib told a local television channel that they had received assurances from the relevant countries that Israel’s possible attack on his country would be “limited” and that Hezbollah’s response would be similar.
IRAN HAS BEEN A RESISTANT TO ISRAEL
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kenani made statements yesterday afternoon regarding the recent tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
Kenani said in his statement, “The Zionist Israeli regime is trying to mislead and mislead the international public opinion with fake scenarios after the massacres and murders it has been carrying out against the Palestinian people in Gaza for months.”
Kenani noted that Israel had no right to speak or comment on the incident that took place in the Majdal Shams region in the occupied Golan Heights, and said, “This regime, which has lost its moral legitimacy, does not have the right to blame others for the incident in question.”
Kenani warned Israel not to venture into Lebanon amid tensions with Hezbollah, saying, “Any ignorant action by Israel in Lebanon will cause instability and tension in the region.” Kenani warned that an Israeli intervention in Lebanon could lead to war in the region, and said that Israel could receive an unpredictable response.
LEBANON: IT WILL LEAD TO REGIONAL WAR
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib made a statement yesterday following the tension.
“Any significant attack by Israel will lead to a regional war…” Bouhabib said.