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Wires carrying comments from Israeli Defence Forces' Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, stating on today's IDF airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel in Lebanon: "This morning we launched a proactive offensive operation targeting combat infrastructure, we are striking targets and preparing for the next phases."

  • Reuters notes that Halevi said: "Essentially, we are targeting combat infrastructure that Hezbollah has been building for the past 20 years. This is very significant. We are striking targets and preparing for the next phases," he said in a statement, giving no details but adding that he would "elaborate shortly".
  • Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, said a short time ago: "In the last day, we have been destroying what Hezbollah has been building for twenty years. [Hezbollah Leader Hassan] Nasrallah has been left alone at the top, entire units of the Radwan force were taken out and tens of thousands of rockets were destroyed."
  • The New York Times reports: "Air-raid sirens are blaring throughout Haifa, in northern Israel, warning of a rare rocket attack from Lebanon on Israel’s third-largest city."
  • Local sources reporting that the Israeli government has approved a "special situation" throughout the country, but hasn't appeared to issue any new guidance for citizens.
  • The Pentagon said in a statement, "in light of increased tensions in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment forces already in the region. For operations security reasons, we won't comment on or provide specific details."
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Wires carrying comments from Israeli Defence Forces' Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, stating on today's IDF airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel in Lebanon: "This morning we launched a proactive offensive operation targeting combat infrastructure, we are striking targets and preparing for the next phases."

  • Reuters notes that Halevi said: "Essentially, we are targeting combat infrastructure that Hezbollah has been building for the past 20 years. This is very significant. We are striking targets and preparing for the next phases," he said in a statement, giving no details but adding that he would "elaborate shortly".
  • Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, said a short time ago: "In the last day, we have been destroying what Hezbollah has been building for twenty years. [Hezbollah Leader Hassan] Nasrallah has been left alone at the top, entire units of the Radwan force were taken out and tens of thousands of rockets were destroyed."
  • The New York Times reports: "Air-raid sirens are blaring throughout Haifa, in northern Israel, warning of a rare rocket attack from Lebanon on Israel’s third-largest city."
  • Local sources reporting that the Israeli government has approved a "special situation" throughout the country, but hasn't appeared to issue any new guidance for citizens.
  • The Pentagon said in a statement, "in light of increased tensions in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment forces already in the region. For operations security reasons, we won't comment on or provide specific details."