Dangerous Escalation in the Middle East: Israel Strikes Lebanon After Nasrallah Threatens ‘Terrible’ Punishment

The escalation in the last 24 hours in the Middle East is dangerous, especially after the attacks on communication devices in Lebanon with dozens of dead and thousands injured. The Israeli armed forces announced on Thursday night that they had carried out a new series of aerial bombardments in southern Lebanon, targeting mainly Hezbollah rocket-launching systems which they said were “ready to be used immediately (…) against Israeli territory”, other weapons systems, as well as “terrorist infrastructures”. The Israeli air force “hit about 100 launchers” and “other terrorist infrastructure”, according to a statement from the staff, which vowed to continue to “destroy infrastructure and capabilities” of the Shiite movement to “defend the State of Israel”. In addition, artillery hit Lebanon’s Nakura region, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallad insisted that operations against Hezbollah “will continue.” Yesterday afternoon, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese movement seen as close to Iran, acknowledged that his faction had suffered an “unprecedented” blow after the […]
Source: News Beast

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