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Flights to and from Tel Aviv suspended: Reports
Israeli Army Radio is reporting that Israeli authorities have closed the Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv and are redirecting flights to alternative airports. The Times of Israel also reported that departing flights at Ben Gurion have been delayed and “won’t take off in the next few hours” due to “the security situation”.
Israel launches attacks on Lebanon, warns of Hezbollah response
Daniel Hagari, the spokesman for Israel’s military, said Israeli fighter jets are attacking Lebanon to “proactively” remove a “threat” from Hezbollah. “A short while ago, the [Israeli military] identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” he said.
“In a self-defense act to remove these threats, the [Israeli military] is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians,” he said.
“Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, towards Israeli territory,” he said, adding: “From right next to the homes of Lebanese civilians in the south of Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians. We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating, to move out of harm’s way immediately for their own safety.”
The statement came shortly before Israeli media reported that flights to and from Tel Aviv have been suspended due to the “security situation”.
Rocket sirens blare in northern Israel
Israeli Army Radio and The Times of Israel are reporting that residents of northern Israel have been warned to take cover as air raid sirens blared in the Western Galilee, Acre, Kiryat Shmona and other areas.
‘Intense’ Israeli air attacks reported in south Lebanon
Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV is reporting “intense Israeli aerial aggression against southern Lebanon” which lasted more than 20 minutes in the past hour. It said Israeli forces targeted forested areas in the towns of Kounin, Beit Yahoun, Haddatha, Rashaf and Tiri.
Hezbollah fires 70 rockets at northern Israel: Report
Lebanon’s Al Maydeen TV is reporting that a “major retaliation” by Hezbollah is under way after Israel’s military launched intense air raids on southern Lebanon.
“Over 70 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards the western al-Jalil [Galilee] coinciding with aerial incursions from multiple locations,” Al Mayadeen said. The Hezbollah missiles are targeting areas “deep into the” western Galilee and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, it added.
Israel declares ’emergency situation’ for next 48 hours
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared an “emergency situation” in Israel for the next 48 hours, according to Israeli media, as the country’s military launched extensive attacks on southern Lebanon.
Israel’s YNet News said the declaration “enables the military to issue instructions to civilians, limit crowd sizes and close relevant areas off”.
Hezbollah says it is attacking Israel in retaliation for Shukr’s killing
The Lebanese armed group issued a statement saying it has launched a “large” drone and rocket attack on Israel as “part of an initial response” to the Israeli military’s killing of its commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut on July 30.
Hezbollah said its fighters targeted a number of military sites, barracks and Iron Dome platforms. “These military operations will take some time to conclude. After that, a detailed statement will be released about their process and target,” the group said.
“At this moment, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon is at the highest readiness and will confront any Zionist aggression, especially if it touches civilians with a severe punishment,” it added.
Woman injured by shrapnel as explosions rock northern Israel
Israeli Army Radio is reporting that a woman has been slightly wounded by shrapnel in Acre in northern Israel and that Hezbollah has fired more than 150 drones and rockets towards the country so far.
A resident of Abdon in the Western Galilee told Israeli Army Radio “we hear a lot of explosions, I woke up at 4:30 in the morning because the whole house was shaking”.
A house was also directly hit in the Western Galilee, Israeli Army Radio added, with no casualties reported.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system intercepted many of the rockets fired over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on Saturday
Hezbollah says ‘first phase’ of attack on Israel over
The Lebanese armed group said the “first phase” of its retaliatory attack against Israel has been concluded “with complete success”.
The Lebanese group said it targeted Israeli military bases to “facilitate the passage of drones” towards their desired targets deep inside Israel. “And the drones have passed as planned”, it said.
It also said it fired more than 320 Katyusha rockets at 11 Israeli military bases and barracks, including the Meron base and four sites in the occupied Golan Heights.
