New Delhi: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday, August 25, carried out preemptive strikes on Lebanon, with an aim to eliminate terror targets. The IDF called it a’self-defence act’.
The Israeli military said that it was a step to mitigate the looming threat from Iran-backed terror outfit Hezbollah.
The (IDF) stated that they detected that Hezbollah “was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians.”
In a video message posted on X, IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated, “In a self-defence act to remove these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians.”
It is learnt that the residents in the areas of southern Lebanon, from where Ian-backed group Hezbollah operates, were warned of the strikes beforehand and asked to “leave immediately.”
Meanwhile, in the wake of the airstrikes, filight servces at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport were impacted.
As per media repots, flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport have been suspended. The airport began diverting incoming flights and delaying others due to takeoff Sunday after the Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, Israel’s cabinet is scheduled to convene at 7 am local time (0400 GMT) for a meeting.
More details are awaited.
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