Israeli army after 1 a.m. Polish time published statement on the X platform. Its content is quoted by global agencies, including Reuters and AFP. We read in it that “in accordance with the decision political level a few hours ago (military – ed.) started limited, localized and targeted ground activities based on accurate intelligence against terrorist targets and infrastructure Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
“These targets are located in villages near the border and pose a direct threat to Israeli communities in the north Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces operate according to a methodical plan established by General Staff and Northern Commandfor which soldiers have been training and preparing in recent months,” it added.
Israel entered Lebanon. Launched Operation “Arrow of the North”
The message also said that the Israeli army and its artillery “are supporting the ground forces with precision attacks on military purposes in the area. “Operation 'Arrows of the North' will continue in accordance with the assessment of the situation and in parallel with the fighting in Gaza and in other arenas,” it said.
It is possible that one of the mentioned arenas is Syria. The local media reports that as a result of Israeli drone strikes – carried out in parallel with the offensive on Lebanon – three people were killed and nine more were injured. As announced by Syrian state television, those who lost their lives included: TV presenter Safaa Ahmad.
Israel Army announced that she still wants to achieve her goals war with Hezbollah and “does everything necessary to defend the citizens of Israel” and ensure that those living in the north of the country return to their homes. In recent days Telephone shelled Lebanese towns, especially the capital – Beirut. During one of the attacks, a Hezbollah leader was killed Hasan Nasrallah.
CNN contacted a senior Israeli official who assured that there will be no “long-term occupation” of Lebanese territories, but he did not specify how long such an annexation would last and how far into the country foreign soldiers would go. According to a Tel Aviv representative, the operation that has been launched is “prevent Hezbollah from infiltrating northern Israel”.
Israel – Lebanon. Tel Aviv announced a “new stage of the war” against Hezbollah
BBC correspondent with Beirut announced shortly before the statement was released Israeli troopsthat the city is “spending another sleepless night” because of… air raids. “I hear it every few minutes loud explosions. From my balcony I can see again columns of smoke and bright orange light above the sky Dahieh (suburbs of Beirut – ed.)” – he described Nafiseh Kohnavard around midnight our time.
He also reported that his neighbors “are already awake and after each explosion they run out to the balcony to see where the explosion occurred.” air attack“. As he described in correspondence for the BBC, you can hear them flying over the Lebanese capital drones. “Thousands of people have already been displaced; they escaped from Dahiehas Israeli airstrikes in the area intensified. Many are sleeping on the streets because there are not enough shelters,” the reporter noted.
On Monday evening we informed Interia that Israel closed the areas around three kibbutzim in the north of the country, near the border with Lebanon. Created there a military no-entry zone. Same day Joaw GalantMinister of Defense in the government Benjamin Netanyahuannounced that “a new chapter will begin soon war against Hezbollah“.
Israel's war with Lebanon. The West feared an invasion. “The best way is to suspend activities”
American media, in turn, reported that Telephone informed White House about the planned military intervention in the south Lebanon. Washington diplomacy declared on Monday evening that “the best way to… ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is to make a diplomatic decision.”
He also spoke about his view on the Lebanese-Israeli conflict David LammyBritish Foreign Secretary. – I talked to the US Secretary of State Antonym Blinkenem. We agreed that this was the best way immediate suspension of activities (armed – ed.) – he said, quoted by Reuters.
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski appealed before the start of the land invasion for Poles who do not have to stay in Lebanon to leave this country as soon as possible, because “no scenario can be ruled out” regarding the development of the situation in Lebanon Middle East.
Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Paweł Wroński he assured that Warsaw was prepared scenarios of evacuation procedures our citizens from Lebanon and will be conducted “together with allies from NATO“. He specified that in this country “we don't have touristsvarious people who found themselves there by accident”, there is only “a group of people with various connections with Poland, for whom war is a normal system”.
Hezbollah in Israel's crosshairs. What is this organization?
Hezbollah is a radical, Muslim organization originating from Lebanon, supported in particular by Iran and Syria. She is considered a terrorist by Israel, USA, Canada Whether Great Britainand also League of Arab States. European Union maintains contacts with the government in Beirut, co-founded by Hezbollah, but considers the armed wing of this formation to be terrorists.
Name Hezbollah means in Arabic “party of God“, and these words were taken from Quran – the holy book of Islam. This organization, which controls a large part of Lebanon's territory, has existed since the 1980s. One of its main goals is the fight against “imperialism”.