About an hour after the IDF announced Tuesday evening that it had attacked sites in Lebanon, additional artillery attacks in southern Lebanon are being reported in the country.
The IDF spokesman announced late on Tuesday that its forces were currently attacking Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon. The attacks, he said, come after an anti-tank missile launched from Lebanon earlier in the day hit the IDF Aerial Control Unit in Meron - a base known as the "eyes of the state" - and which has already been hit by past Hezbollah barrages.
"A hit was identified in the area of the IDF Aerial Control Unit, and did not harm the site’s capabilities," the IDF statement emphasized. In addition, the IDF reported that approximately 20 launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel, some of which were successfully intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defense Array and the rest fell in open areas according to IDF protocol.
IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi on Tuesday evening conducted a situational assessment at the northern border, with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division, Brigader General Yisrael Shomer, and additional commanders. The visit came in light of the escalation in the exchange of fire in recent days, including earlier on Tuesday evening when a heavy volley of dozens of rockets was also launched into the Western Galilee, the same area that Halevi visited.
IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi on Tuesday evening conducted a situational assessment at the northern border, with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division, Brigader General Yisrael Shomer, and additional commanders.
The visit came in light of the escalation in the exchange of fire in recent days, including earlier on Tuesday
evening when a heavy volley of dozens of rockets was also launched into the Western Galilee, the same
area that Halevi visited.
“Our forces are positioned here in order to locate the enemy and strike it. We are not waiting for anything.
What we are saying is this: on the evening of October 7, Hezbollah decided to join in, and for that, it must pay a heavy price. It’s clear that the first thing we need to do is push back the enemy. Then, create a very strong barrier, establish strong intelligence gathering capabilities, position strong forces in the area as well as a strong civilian emergency response unit, and ensure there are bomb shelters and safe areas in homes and communities," Halevi said.
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