Israeli warplanes strike targets in southern Lebanon (VIDEO)
The IDF has said it hit buildings used by Hezbollah operatives on Wednesday | The "Israel Defense Forces" (IDF) has said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. This comes after "Defense Minister" Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase” of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and pro-Palestinian militants in Lebanon. ● According to the IDF, warplanes struck a rocket launcher and several buildings used by Hezbollah operatives in Jebbayn, Haltam Kafr Kila, Odaisseh, and Chama.
Lebanon is at war – PM (RT.com) The detonation of electronic devices across the country is an indescribable crime, Najib Mikati has said| Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said his nation is at war after electronic devices exploded across the country for two days in a row, killing more than 30 people and injuring thousands of others. ● On Tuesday, pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated simultaneously, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 3,000, according to the health authorities. Another 20 people lost their lives and 450 others were injured the following day when thousands of other electronic devices, including walkie-talkies, laptops, and radios, blew up. ● Hezbollah and the government in Beirut have blamed Israel for the attacks. The Jewish state has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. Media reports have claimed that the Israeli secret service, Mossad, rigged thousands of electronic devices with small explosive charges, which were triggered via a remote signal. “This mass crime... against defenseless people in their homes, who are being killed in this way, is indescribable,” Mikati told journalists.
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✅ Analyzing Israel’s Audacious Pager Attack Against Hezbollah (Andrew Korybko)