The Israeli military said Hezbollah was planning to launch a heavy barrage of rockets and missiles toward Israel.
Israel has launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon in what it called a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah. The Lebanese militant group said it had fired hundreds of rockets and drones in retaliation for the killing of a top commander in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said one person had been killed in a strike on a car in the town of Khiam. Lebanese media reported other strikes across the south, and footage of apparent strikes circulated on social media. Last week, Israel’s defense minister said he was moving more troops toward the Lebanese border in anticipation of possible fighting with Hezbollah.“We can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians,” he added, without providing details. “We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating to move out of harm’s way immediately for their own safety,” he added.
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