JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy stated on Saturday (Feb 3) that because the outbreak of the Gaza struggle on Oct 7 it had struck greater than 50 targets in Syria linked to the Iranian-backed Lebanese motion Hezbollah.
The remarks, in a briefing by chief navy spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari that primarily mentioned efforts to beat again Hezbollah assaults launched in solidarity with Hamas, have been a departure from Israel’s ordinary reticence about Syria operations.
“In every single place Hezbollah is, we will be. We’ll take motion all over the place required within the Center East,” Hagari stated.
Israeli forces have attacked 34,000 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, together with 120 border surveillance outposts, 40 caches of missiles and different weaponry and greater than 40 command centres, Hagari stated. He put the variety of enemy useless at greater than 200. Hagari stated Israel had deployed three military divisions alongside its aspect of the Lebanese border in anticipation of Hezbollah getting concerned after Palestinian Hamas launched a shock cross-border assault on Oct 7, triggering the struggle within the Gaza Strip.
With tens of 1000’s of its northern residents having evacuated, Israel has threatened to escalate the Lebanon preventing except Hezbollah backs off from the border – and has sought Western assist in discovering a diplomatic answer in Beirut.
