Israel launched a series of what it characterized as preemptive airstrikes in southern Lebanon, saying they were designed to thwart a heavy barrage of rockets and missiles from being launched toward Israel by Hezbollah. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on the scope of the strikes, as the region has been bracing for retaliation for days.
on southern Lebanon today, after it detected what it said were plans by Hezbollah to launch a "large-scale" attack., launched an attack, using a "large number of drones," saying it was in revenge for the killing of Shukur. By Sunday morning local time, Hezbollah announced it had concluded its offensive.in which 1,200 were killed and some 250 kidnapped, according to Israel tallies.
The official did not offer details of the “limited capacity” in which Israel would remain on the corridor as part of the deal.
"The enemy’s claims about the preemptive action it carried out and the targets it achieved and its disruption of the resistance’s attack are empty claims and contradict the facts on the ground," the group said, adding that its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will refute Israel's claims in a speech.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today vowed to protect Israel and delivered a promise and a warning: “Whoever hurts us — we hurt him.
In a briefing today, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants had been preparing to launch an extensive rocket attack against northern Israel using thousands of rocket launchers. The operation was to begin at 5 a.m., he said, before it was thwarted, in part, by Israel's preemptive charge.Hezbollah carried on with its mission, he said, firing hundreds of rockets and UAVs toward northern Israel and without omitting areas with homes and civilians.
Yesterday, President Joe Biden spoke to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar and President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi of Egypt, emphasizing the need to remove any obstacles to a deal, according to White House readouts of the phone calls. The Iran-backed militant group gave some credit to its attack drones, which it said"crossed as planned" into Israel.
“According to the assessment of the situation, Israel Airport is expected to return to operations ... including takeoffs and landings," the spokesperson said.
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