Israel-Hezbollah: Cross-missile and rocket attacks during the night

The attack that had been expected for weeks has arrived. During the night between Saturday and Sunday, Israel launched several missiles and rockets on Lebanon claiming they did so to block an offensive in Lebanon planned by the radical group Hezbollah. “We are determined to do everything to defend our country, to bring the inhabitants of the north safely back to their homes and to continue to uphold one simple rule: if someone hurts us, we respond by hurting them“, declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to Channel 12, “Hezbollah was supposed to launch six thousand missiles starting at 5:00 a.m. today on several Israeli centers, including Tel Aviv.” Hezbollah responded shortly after with drones and over 300 rockets, launched, as reported by the organization itself in a statement, as a consequence of the Israeli attack in Beirut on July 30 in which its member Muhsin Shukr, also known as Fuad Shukr, was killed. For today, Hezbollah said, the attack is concluded. According to the National News Agency (NNA), Lebanon’s state-run news agency, it was one of the worst since October 7 and today Lebanese media reported that Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallahwill give a public speech about the current situation between Lebanon and Israel.

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Israel is preparing for a possible escalation: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared a state of emergency for the next 48 hours and Netanyahu is preparing the structure to handle a possible worsening of the situation. Meanwhile, according to public TV Kan, negotiations continue to obtain a truce in Gaza and the release of the hostages. The war is getting closer and closer to the sad anniversary of one year: according to Hamas, the toll of the Gaza Strip casualties rise to 40,334 and 93,356 injured were counted.