Lebanon was going to be the second front as Israel was determined to no longer tolerate existential threats along their border. The October 7 attacks last year shocked the nation into action after Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, making it the deadliest for Jews since the Holocaust. Since October 2023, Israel has been waging a war to annihilate Hamas, a task which they’re nearing completion.
Yet, as Israel conducted anti-terror operations in Gaza, Hezbollah was also firing thousands of rockets into northern Israel, leading to an internal displacement crisis among the civilian population—Israelis moving northward and southward, evading the violence and chaos at the hands of violent radical Islamists.
Tonight, Israel decided to strike Hezbollah targets by launching an all-out pre-emptive strike against the terror group, which was planning more attacks on Israeli civilians. Israeli Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced on social media, “In a self-defense 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.”
BREAKING: IDF says it is conducting air strikes in Lebanon after seeing preparation by Hezbolla to launch a major rocket and drone attack against Israel
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 25, 2024
Massive Strikes now by the Israeli Air Force and Artillery on Hezbollah Targets across Southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/FvEPxJQwGy
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 25, 2024
NEW: Israel is launching a preemptive strike campaign against Hezbollah. Here is the latest information we have from the Israeli military. pic.twitter.com/I6FV1tBN8O
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
BREAKING: Israel conducting strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon which were preparing to launch large-scale rocket and drone attackpic.twitter.com/jR5gNuO9bV
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 25, 2024
IDF has carried out 40 attacks in the last few minutes pic.twitter.com/aFZKE1T5iq
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) August 25, 2024
We'll keep you updated.
UPDATE: The targets were long-range missile sites.
Israeli official tells me the IDF conducted strikes on long range missiles Hezbollah prepared to launch at Israel https://t.co/ZZRK81qeSz
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 25, 2024
We can hear the roar of Israeli fighter jets over Tel Aviv.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
UPDATE II: Ben Gurion International Airport shut down.
Ben Gurion International Airport temporarily suspends operations, Israeli airport authority says https://t.co/ZZRK81qeSz
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 25, 2024
NOW: Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks targeting northern Israel pic.twitter.com/9fFPjgwnYg
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
Senior Israeli official: Israel is acting alone against Hezbollah, but in full coordination with the U.S. The update the Biden administration received was not in the last minute https://t.co/JI8mXHWN3y
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 25, 2024
UPDATE III: Hezbollah launches retaliatory rocket strikes. Defesne Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken to Israel's defense minister. Second round of strikes in southern Lebanon have begun.
Crazy Footage from earlier showing Interceptions by the Iron Dome over Northwestern Israel. pic.twitter.com/MYDIPonBGF
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 25, 2024
NEW: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, I'm told by a source familiar
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
Nonstop rocket and drone alerts in northern Israel.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
Ben Gurion International Airport is diverting incoming flights.
Israeli security cabinet meeting at 7am.
The Second Wave of Pre-Emptive and Retaliatory Strikes by the Israeli Air Force against Southern Lebanon have now begun.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 25, 2024
UPDATE IV: Hezbollah declares rocket attacks are in response to the death of Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr who was killed by an Israeli airstrike on July 30.
Hezbollah has just launched over 150 projectiles from Lebanon toward Israeli territory.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 25, 2024
We target terrorist infrastructure, they target civilians.
🚨Hezbollah in an official statement: The response to the assassination of Hezbollah Chief of Staff Fuad Shukr has begun. pic.twitter.com/qytQcU2hAN
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) August 25, 2024
UPDATE V: Biden reportedly monitoring the situation. Does anyone think he's even up right now.
🚨🚨White House NSC spokesperson Sean Savett: “President Biden is closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon. He has been engaged with his national security team throughout the evening. At his direction, senior U.S. officials have been communicating continuously with their… https://t.co/ZZRK81qeSz
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) August 25, 2024
UPDATE: The Israeli strikes were "precise" and meant "to remove imminent threats," I'm told by a senior Israeli Defense Official pic.twitter.com/o09Yc05eRN
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant has announced the beginning of a “Special Situation” on the Home Front.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 25, 2024
UPDATE VI: A 48-hour emergency was declared in Israel. IDF learned of Hezbollah's attack within less than an hour before they launched it. The target was Tel Aviv.
🚨 🇮🇱 BREAKING: DM GALLANT DECLARES 48-HOUR EMERGENCY IN ISRAEL
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 25, 2024
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared a 48-hour emergency situation in Israel, allowing the IDF Home Front Command to issue necessary restrictions under the "special situation in the home front."
Source: Times… https://t.co/xblCILTVVK pic.twitter.com/Tynz6bxwH1
🚨BREAKING
— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) August 25, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared an emergency situation in the country for the next 48 hours! pic.twitter.com/sgyBEPMvtn
Israel discovered Hezbollah’s attack plans a quarter of an hour before they launched and preempted it with 40 airstrikes. https://t.co/VkhGIryzlE
— Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) August 25, 2024
Israeli helicopters heading north pic.twitter.com/tCO1vnkEOK
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
Israel foiled a large Hezbollah attack aimed at Tel Aviv and parts of northern Israel.
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2024
During and after the preemptive strikes, Hezbollah was launching drones and rockets into northern Israel.
The country is now in a special security situation for the next 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/xdKCRP1R4i
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