Israeli army strikes junction connecting Lebanon to Syria
Israel’s army has claimed an attack on the route that connects Syrian territory to Lebanon, saying it “struck infrastructure that was used to smuggle weapons via Syria to the Hezbollah terrorist organization”.
According to the military statement, Israeli Air Force fighter jets hit targets at the Janta crossing, located in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
In a separate statement, the army also said more than 85,000 weapons including missiles belonging to Hezbollah were confiscated in southern Lebanon. It also repeated its claim that the Lebanese group was preparing to launch an attack on Israel dubbed “Conquer the Galilee”.
Since a ceasefire agreement went into effect between Israel and Hezbollah last month, Israel has continued carrying out military operations, including near-daily bombings, on Lebanese territory.
Israeli attorney general orders investigation of PM Netanyahu’s wife: Report
The Associated Press news agency reports that Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and witnesses in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial.
Israel’s Justice Ministry made the announcement in a terse message late on Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the Uvda investigative programme into the activities of Sara Netanyahu.
The programme uncovered a trove of WhatsApp messages in which she appears to instruct a former aide to organise protests against political opponents and to intimidate Hadas Klein, a key witness in her husband’s corruption trial.
The announcement of the investigation did not mention Sara Netanyahu by name, and the Justice Ministry declined further comment. However, Prime Minister Netanyahu blasted the Uvda report as “lies”.
