Israeli Chief of Staff: Hezbollah is Paying a Price for Joining October 7th
At least 10 missile launches were already identified this moning, to the Kiriyat Shmona area
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| 28/02/2024
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Israel's northern border, Tuesday. Photo: IDF website
"All forces are stationed here, to locate the enemy, to attack it," Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said yesterday (Tuesday), during a situational assessment along Israel’s northern border. “We’re not waiting for anything, we say the following - Hezbollah decided on the evening of October 7 that it is joining the fight and it needs to pay a very heavy price for this.
“It is completely clear to us that first and foremost we need the enemy to understand, to create a strong obstacle here, strong deployment, forces present here are strong, and also security with a protected space in the houses in the communities."
Yesterday evening, about 20 launches originating from Lebanese territory into northern Israel were identified, some of which were successfully intercepted by air defense fighters, while the rest fell according to policy. In addition, a surface-to-surface missile was identified crossing from Lebanese territory towards the vicinity of Meron. Damage was identified in the area of the Air Force's air control unit. There is no impairment to the facility's operational capability, according to the IDF.
Hezbollah’s fire resumed this morning (Wednesday(. Following the alerts activated in the Kiryat Shmona area, approximately ten launches from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory were identified. Air defense fighters intercepted several launches successfully. The IDF targeted the sources of fire in Lebanese territory. Fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah terrorist organization's ammunition depot and military structures in the Ramyah area in southern Lebanon.
On the Gaza front, The Paratroopers Brigade is fighting in the western Khan Yunis area this morning, engaging terrorist targets and eliminating many terrorists at close range through shooting and targeted fire from both the air and the ground.
The Southern Command's Fire Center and the Air Force targeted eight significant targets in the area from which the SAM missile was launched towards Ashkelon last night. Subsequently, they hit terror cells and infrastructure from which terrorists exited to carry out terror operations in the area.
At least 10 missile launches were already identified this moning, to the Kiriyat Shmona area
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Israel's northern border, Tuesday. Photo: IDF website
"All forces are stationed here, to locate the enemy, to attack it," Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said yesterday (Tuesday), during a situational assessment along Israel’s northern border. “We’re not waiting for anything, we say the following - Hezbollah decided on the evening of October 7 that it is joining the fight and it needs to pay a very heavy price for this.
“It is completely clear to us that first and foremost we need the enemy to understand, to create a strong obstacle here, strong deployment, forces present here are strong, and also security with a protected space in the houses in the communities."
Yesterday evening, about 20 launches originating from Lebanese territory into northern Israel were identified, some of which were successfully intercepted by air defense fighters, while the rest fell according to policy. In addition, a surface-to-surface missile was identified crossing from Lebanese territory towards the vicinity of Meron. Damage was identified in the area of the Air Force's air control unit. There is no impairment to the facility's operational capability, according to the IDF.
Hezbollah’s fire resumed this morning (Wednesday(. Following the alerts activated in the Kiryat Shmona area, approximately ten launches from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory were identified. Air defense fighters intercepted several launches successfully. The IDF targeted the sources of fire in Lebanese territory. Fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah terrorist organization's ammunition depot and military structures in the Ramyah area in southern Lebanon.
On the Gaza front, The Paratroopers Brigade is fighting in the western Khan Yunis area this morning, engaging terrorist targets and eliminating many terrorists at close range through shooting and targeted fire from both the air and the ground.
The Southern Command's Fire Center and the Air Force targeted eight significant targets in the area from which the SAM missile was launched towards Ashkelon last night. Subsequently, they hit terror cells and infrastructure from which terrorists exited to carry out terror operations in the area.
