Lebanon’s radical organization Hezbollah has launched a major attack on Israel. After this, Israel is also not behind in responding. In such a situation, the tension in Central Asia is taking the form of a fierce war. According to Hezbollah’s statement, many explosive drones have been fired targeting the Israeli army. Apart from this, missile attacks have also been carried out on Israel. In response, Israel has also started strikes on Lebanon. The Israeli army said that on Sunday morning, army planes have been deployed to respond to Hezbollah.
Tensions between Iran and Israel reached their peak after the killing of the Hamas chief in Iran. Iran is a staunch supporter of Hezbollah. Hezbollah’s commander Fuad Shukur was also killed in a military action. Hezbollah had already announced to take revenge for this. Hezbollah has said that it has attacked Israel by firing a large number of drones to avenge the killing of one of its commanders.
Hezbollah said the strikes targeted “an important Israeli military site to be announced later” as well as “a number of enemy sites and barracks and Iron Dome platforms.” It said the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of the group’s top commander in an attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs last month.
Earlier, the Israeli army had announced attacks on Hezbollah’s bases in Lebanon, saying that the extremist group was preparing to attack Israel. Israel carried out air strikes in Lebanon early Sunday, targeting the bases of Shia militia Hezbollah. The Israeli army gave this information.
The Israeli army issued a statement accusing Hezbollah of ‘preparing to fire missiles and rockets towards Israeli territory’. Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said, ‘To avoid these threats, in self-defense (by the Israeli army) those terrorist bases in Lebanon are being attacked, from where Hezbollah was plotting to attack the civilians of Israel.’
Hagar warned that Hezbollah would “soon fire rockets and possibly missiles” and drones at Israel. Soon after, sirens sounded in northern Israel. Lebanese media reported attacks in the southern part of the country, but did not give details. Some videos available on social media showed attacks in southern Lebanon.
Flights arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv were diverted and others delayed on Sunday following Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, Israeli media reported, citing the Israel Airports Authority. Flight tracking data, which monitors flight movements, showed that at least two EL AI flights turned south and changed their course after the announcement.
Hagar said in his statement, ‘We can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch a large-scale attack on Israel, endangering Lebanese citizens.’ Hagar did not give any further details about this intelligence. He said, ‘We warn the citizens living in the areas where Hezbollah is active to leave the place immediately for their safety.’ After the death of a top Hezbollah commander in an Israeli attack and the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a suspected Israeli attack in Iran, the fear has increased that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip could turn into a regional conflict.