Footage showing the moment that one of the Drones launched by Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon earlier, has Impacted near a Highway in Northwestern Israel. pic.twitter.com/neJ6yARvop
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 6, 2024
Hezbollah has vowed to avenge his death, raising concerns that a major escalation could lead to a total conflict in the region.
At the same time, Lebanon's government is trying to prevent a Hezbollah response to Israel that could start a wider war, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib said today at a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart.
< p>In its first statement on Hezbollah's attack in northern Israel, the IDF said that several unidentified objects passed through Lebanon.
He said a drone was intercepted, while an impact occurred south of Nahariya and several civilians were injured. Warning sirens sounded in the area about the possible fall of fragments due to the interception, but it was later clarified that it was a false alarm.
Four dead from an Israeli strike
Meanwhile, four people were killed today in an Israeli strike on a residence in the southern Lebanese city of Maifantoun, according to medical and security sources. The security source said all four dead were men.
While most of the firefights between Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been confined to the border, Maifandoun is located about 30 kilometers north of Lebanon's border with Israel.
Tension in the area has escalated since last week. , after the assassination in Tehran of the political leader of Hamas Ismail Haniya and the Israeli strike in a suburb of Beirut that claimed the life of Soukr.
>Airlines extend suspension of flights to Beirut, Tel Aviv
Several airlines have suspended flights to the Lebanese capital amid concerns over an escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Shiite group. Hezbollah, like the German Lufthansa which has announced the suspension of flights until August 12.
The airlines Air France and Transavia France (Air France -KLM group) announced a new extension of the suspension of flights from Paris to Beirut until August 8 due to the geopolitical treaty in Lebanon.
The resumption of flights – which have been suspended since July 29 – will depend on a new assessment of the situation, Air France said in a statement. The decision will also concern Transavia.
In Milan, ITA Airways also announced an extension of the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8, while it has announced the suspension of flights to Beirut until today.
Awaiting Iranian retaliation
Iran has vowed revenge for Haniya's murder, although Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the strike that killed him.
Iran summoned foreign ambassadors based in Tehran yesterday to warn of the country's “moral duty” to punish Israel for what it sees as “adventurism” and lawlessness in the killing of Haniya in the Iranian capital.
At the same time, it issued a NOTAM, with which it prohibits the passage of aircraft in almost all of its airspace, while for tomorrow, Wednesday, it called an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in Jeddah.
From For his part, the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, speaking to reporters on Monday, warned that Israel is “digging its own grave” with its actions in the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The paramilitary Islamic organization also disclosed that they have placed hundreds of missiles in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas and are waiting for the green light from Ayatollah Khamenei to launch them.
“We have placed hundreds of missiles in the city of Bandar Abbas, we are ready to we will launch them by order of Ayatollah Khamenei soon”, they say in a statement they issued.
source: CNN Greece
