Against the backdrop of ongoing firefights between Israel and Hezbollah, the Israeli army has “approved and released” an operational plan for an offensive in Lebanon. As the military announced on Tuesday, this was explained by leading army representatives at a joint situation assessment in the Northern Command. The operational readiness of the troops will be further increased.
Previously, Foreign Minister Israel Katz had threatened the pro-Iranian Shiite militia Hezbollah with destruction in a “total war”. The “Jerusalem Post” wrote of an intensification of the rhetoric.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned of an escalation of tensions in the north of the country. “In a full-scale war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be hit hard,” Katz wrote on Platform X in the evening. “We are close to the moment of decision to change the rules against Hezbollah and Lebanon,” he threatened.
Previously, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia had published what it claimed were aerial photographs from northern Israel. The images are said to show the port of Haifa and other important strategic locations in the area and were taken by a drone.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah boasts of having filmed the ports of Haifa and threatens to attack them, Katz wrote. The ports are operated by international companies from China and India, the foreign minister stressed.
US envoy Amos Hochstein held talks in Lebanon on Tuesday to reach a ceasefire between Israel and the Shiite militia. According to Lebanese information, Hochstein wanted to convey a sharp warning from the Israeli side to the Lebanese government. According to media reports, Benny Gantz, former minister in the Israeli war cabinet, warned Hochstein that time was running out for a diplomatic agreement.
Since the war in the Gaza Strip began more than eight months ago, there have been daily military confrontations between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in the border area between the two countries. There have been deaths on both sides. There is great international concern about a dangerous escalation of the conflict.
