An Israeli Air Force Samson C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft flies over the Israeli coastal city of Netanya towards northern Israel on August 25, 2024. | Photo credit: AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday’s (August 25, 2024) attacks in Lebanon were “not the last word” in his country’s military campaign against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
“We are delivering a stunning, devastating blow to Hezbollah… This is another step toward changing the situation in the north and sending our residents safely back to their homes. And, I repeat, this is not the final word,” Mr. Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting.
He said the army had destroyed thousands of “short-range rockets aimed at harming our civilians and forces in Galilee.”
“Additionally, the IDF (Israeli army) destroyed all drones fired by Hezbollah at strategic targets in central Israel,” he said, without naming the targets.
However, Israeli media reported that Hezbollah’s target was the headquarters of the Israeli Mossad spy agency near Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said his group’s main target was Glilot, the “main Israeli military intelligence base” near Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military said there was “no attack” on the base, which houses the headquarters of the country’s Mossad spy agency, Israeli media reported.
Israeli authorities declared a 48-hour state of emergency, but later eased most restrictions.
There was some disruption to flights in Israel and Lebanon.