WHAT ARE ISRAEL’S TARGETS?
The army mentioned it was performing on “exact intelligence” concentrating on Hezbollah positions and infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
“These targets are situated in villages near the border and pose an instantaneous menace to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” it mentioned.
Tuesday’s operations come after Israeli air strikes killed a number of prime Hezbollah commanders in latest weeks, together with Nasrallah on Friday.
“The elimination of Nasrallah is a vital step, however it’s not the ultimate one,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Monday.
“We’ll use all of the means which may be required – your forces, different forces, from the air, from the ocean, and on land,” Gallant instructed troopers within the north.