Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel had launched a surprise blow to crush the Hezbollah force in Lebanon, and noted that this was not the final campaign.
At a cabinet meeting on August 25, Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of launching a full-scale war, but emphasized that his country will not hesitate in protecting national security. "We launched a surprise blow to crush the Hezbollah forces. This is part of an effort to change the situation in the north and ensure the safety of the Israeli people. I want to emphasize that this is not a campaign." finally,” Mr. Netanyahu declared.
This statement was made after Israel carried out a major airstrike on the morning of August 25, with more than 100 military aircraft attacking more than 270 Hezbollah targets, of which 90% were short-range missiles.
About 30 minutes later, Hezbollah counterattacked by launching more than 320 missiles and a large number of drones into Israel, claiming that this was revenge for the death of commander Fuad Shukr at the end of the month. before.
According to the Israeli military, the preemptive airstrike significantly reduced the scale of Hezbollah's attack. However, Hezbollah denied that Israel destroyed the rocket launchers and asserted that the force's attack was completed as planned.
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, said the main target of the attack was the Glilot military intelligence base near Tel Aviv, which Israeli media described as the headquarters of Mossad, Israel's special intelligence agency.
However, Israel denied that the facility was attacked. In addition, Hezbollah's second target is Ein Shemer air base, where Israel operates drones .
Mr. Nasrallah seemed to imply that revenge for the death of commander Shukr was over, declaring "if the results are positive, our operation is complete."
Hezbollah announced that two fighters were killed in the fighting, while its ally, the Amal Movement, also recorded one death. Currently, Israel has not provided information on casualties in this attack.
