JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the public must be calm after the military launched its most widespread wave of air strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah, targeting Lebanon's south, eastern Bekaa valley and northern region near Syria.
Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon , on Sep 23, 2024. JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the public must be calm after the military launched its most widespread wave of air strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah , targeting Lebanon 's south, eastern Bekaa valley and northern region near Syria.
Smoke rises from Israeli shelling on villages in the Nabatiyeh district, seen from the southern town of Marjayoun, Lebanon, on Sep 23, 2024. Hagari presented in a media briefing an aerial video of what he described as Hezbollah operatives trying to launch cruise missiles from a civilian house in Lebanon, and the subsequent Israeli strike moments before it was launched.Israeli warplanes carried out an intense wave of air strikes on towns along Lebanon’s southern border and even further north on Monday morning, according to Reuters witnesses.
In addition to striking the Bekaa Valley region of eastern Lebanon, warplanes also carried out airstrikes on the Hermel area in northern Lebanon, Hezbollah's al-Manar reported. "We also discussed the wider regional situation and the threats posed by Iran and its proxies," he added.
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