The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recorded approximately 10 launches from Lebanon into the north of the country. The IDF Spokesperson’s Office reported this on its Telegram channel on October 1.
“About ten launches were detected in the Meron area that crossed into Lebanon, some of them were intercepted, and the falls were recorded in open areas,” the statement said. No information was provided on casualties.
In addition, the IDF reported intercepting a drone flying from the sea towards the center of the country.
The Israeli Air Force intercepted an unmanned aircraft in the skies over the Mediterranean Sea, tens of kilometers west of the coast of Israel in the central region of the country,” the department said.
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And could the IDF’s actions against Hezbollah lead the Middle East region to a major war?
On October 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched airstrikes on a southern suburb of Beirut . The strikes were confirmed by an Izvestia correspondent in Beirut. According to him, three powerful explosions were heard. Later, the IDF announced the start of limited ground raids against targets of the Shiite Hezbollah movement in the border area in southern Lebanon.
On the evening of September 30, the Lebanese television channel MTV reported that massive shelling from tanks by the IDF had begun in southern Lebanon . Meanwhile, the Reuters agency, citing a source, writes that the Lebanese army is retreating from its positions on the southern border with Israel.
In turn, US State Department Press Secretary Matthew Miller announced that he had received information from Israel about IDF ground operations in Lebanon.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced his readiness to carry out more strikes against Hezbollah on September 24. At the same time, the IDF press service reported that the Air Force had attacked 1,500 Shiite movement targets in Lebanon in 24 hours.