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Hezbollah rocket barrages hit northern Israel

Sirens have sounded in and around the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, where Hezbollah has claimed successive rocket attacks. The Lebanese group said some of the rockets struck the headquarters of Israel’s 769th Eastern Brigade in the city.

The Times of Israel is reporting that the attacks damaged property in several areas but no casualties were reported.

Head of Hezbollah threatens Israel, Cyprus in televised address

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah has warned that his group would fight with “no rules” and “no ceilings” in case a broader war with Israel erupts, and that nowhere in Israel would be safe from Hezbollah’s attacks.

In a televised address, Nasrallah said that included possible targets in the Mediterranean Sea.

Nasrallah also threatened Cyprus for the first time, saying Hezbollah could consider it “a part of the war”, if it continued to allow Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises.

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: Israeli army appears defeated and collapsed

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has spoken in a video address. Here are some of his main points:

• The storming of the Galilee is a possibility that remains and is likely within any war waged by Israeli forces on Lebanon.
• The enemy (Israeli forces) fears that things will roll into a war, and this strongly affects the Gaza front and forces it to economise on ammunition.
• The great pressure from the southern Lebanon front, in addition to other fronts, affects the negotiations regarding the outcome of the war.
• The enemy’s image of deterrence is collapsing, and the army appears defeated and collapsed.
• The Israeli enemy is unable to wage war on these fronts, as the British and Americans are taking care of the Yemeni front.
• The enemy’s Ministry of Defense says there are 8,663 disabled officers and soldiers, and we ask what the number of wounded is.
• Part of the enemy’s media and psychological war is not acknowledging its dead and losses.
• The resistance followed a strategy of blinding the enemy and deafening its ears by targeting Israeli technical equipment, radars, balloons, and others.
• The enemy evacuated many of its military sites on the border with southern Lebanon.
• We have a very large amount of information, and the drone footage we published on Tuesday is a small part of long hours that were filmed in Haifa.

Nasrallah says nowhere in Israel will be spared if full-blown war breaks out

Nasrallah warns that “no place” in Israel would be spared from Hezbollah’s weapons in case of a full-blown war after Israel said operational plans for a Lebanon offensive had been approved.

“The enemy knows well that we have prepared ourselves for the worst … and that no place … will be spared our rockets,” Nasrallah said in a televised address. Israel must “wait for us on land, by sea and by air”, he said.

‘Always been ready for all-out war’: Hezbollah

Ibrahim Moussawi, a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, says while the group does not want an all-out war with Israel, it is prepared to fight one if it is “imposed” on them.

“Hezbollah has always been ready. It’s been more ready than any time in the past, he told Al Jazeera. “We are under occupation. Parts of our country are still under occupation … we are the target of Israeli violence,” he told Al Jazeera.

“Did the Gazans want what the Israelis do or what they are doing? It’s under the eyes of the international community that is … a complete, full partner in what’s happening.”

Moreover, Moussawi said it was Israel to blame for “escalating” the tensions with Hezbollah. “We are on the defensive. We are doing the role of defending our people,” he added.

Moussavi said while the armed group is on the battlefront, they have been receiving indirect messages regarding ongoing discussions to de-escalate tensions. “We believe that everyone should assume their own responsibility for what’s happening now in Lebanon,” he told Al Jazeera.

“The Americans are not taking initiative in escalation. They don’t want a full-fledged war, we know that. But they are continuing to funnel supplies and military ammunition to the Israelis. They can stop it, and the war will stop.”

Israeli defence minister meets with army chief on potential war in Lebanon

Yoav Galant, Israel’s defence minister, has met with the army’s chief of staff for a “situation assessment” of the army’s northern command, reports Israel’s public broadcaster.

“We have an obligation to change the situation in the north and return the citizens safely to their homes and we will find the way to do this action”, Galant said at the meeting.

Last night, Israeli officials approved operational plans for war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, saying that the country is ready for an “all-out war”.