The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited this Tuesday the reservists stationed in the north of the country, where the Army maintains a constant exchange of fire with Hezbollah.
“I trust in you and the people of Israel trust in you”Netanyahu harangued the troops, in a visit that occurs on the same day that the Knesset approved an extension to the one-year extension of the service of reservists.
“With the help of God and with the help of our fighters we will achieve all our objectives, until victory“Netanyahu wrote on the social network X after the meeting in the north, whose location was not specified in the military statement.
The Israeli Army, together with Hezbollah, has been involved in an escalation of violence on the border with Lebanon that has raised fears of an open war in recent weeks, after the war in Gaza triggered a daily exchange of fire on the border on October 8, 2023. .
This afternoon, Israeli air defense systems intercepted two “suspicious aerial targets” – usually rockets or drones – that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
Before, Israeli fighter jets “They attacked Hezbollah military infrastructure, as well as other terrorist infrastructure in the areas of khiam y Odaisseh, south of Lebanon, it was reported in a military statement.
Along with both objectives, the Israel Defense Forces also attacked other towns near the divide, such as Blida, Labbouneh, Naqoura and Kfar Chouba.
For its part, Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for five attacks against Israeli territory throughout Tuesday, one of the rocket launches having caused a fire in the settlement of Dishon. that firefighters are still working to extinguish.
The border between Israel and Lebanon is experiencing its highest peak of tension since 2006 with an intense exchange of fire since October.