Israel Prepares Expanded Conflict with Hezbollah As It Destroys Hezbollah Weapons Depots, Hezbollah Fires Over 100 Rockets
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Israeli Defense Minister Gallant stated that Israel is shifting its “center of gravity” following the destruction of several Hezbollah arms depots in Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday night. In retaliation, Hezbollah launched 115 rockets and drones at northern Israel throughout Tuesday.
Lebanese state media reported that at least three Israeli airstrikes targeted towns in Lebanon’s northeastern Baalbek District. Videos from the scene depicted a large fire and multiple explosions resulting from the initial strike.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that fighter jets attacked “Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the area of Bekaa [Valley] in Lebanon,” following the death of an IDF officer in an explosive drone attack on northern Israel.
The Israeli army reported that “following the strikes, secondary explosions were identified, indicating the presence of large amounts of weapons in the facilities struck.”
The IDF also carried out a drone strike on Monday night in Deir Qanoun near Tyre, southern Lebanon, killing Hussein Suleiman, a Hezbollah leader identified by the IDF as a key figure in Hezbollah’s rocket and missile division.
Hezbollah launched 115 rockets and several drones from Lebanon at northern Israel in multiple barrages on Tuesday.
Amid these attacks, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant indicated a significant shift in Israel’s military focus from Gaza to the northern front, signaling a potential major escalation with Hezbollah.
During a visit to the 36th Division in northern Israel on Tuesday, Gallant noted a significant shift in Israel’s military focus. “Our center of gravity is moving from south to north, we are in a gradual change, we have more tasks in the south, we have hostages, we need to bring them, we are negotiating on this and I believe we will succeed in reaching results, this is a very important thing,” he explained.
Following the rejection of ceasefire terms in Gaza by Hamas, reports from a Lebanese media outlet on Monday indicated that Hezbollah might renew its plans for a retaliatory attack due to last month’s assassination of senior commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut.
Iran has threatened a significant retaliation on Israel following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, an assassination for which Israel has been blamed.
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