Benjamin Netanyahu warned this Tuesday Lebanon of the consequences he will suffer if he does not cooperate in his fight against Hezbollah and is not “freed” from it. In a statement issued by his office, the Israeli Prime Minister reminded Beirut that “They have the opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss”thus warning that their refusal to act against terrorism could generate a scenario similar to that of the Gaza Strip.
Next, the document states that the Defense Forces are instructed to restore security in northern Israel and prepared, therefore, for “a long war that will bring destruction and suffering, similar to what we see in Gaza”where the fight against Hamas is being fought.
In that sense, Netanyahu took the opportunity to remember that, in recent days, “we damaged Hezbollah’s capabilities” y “we have eliminated thousands of terrorists”like his own Hassan Nasrallah -dejected in the suburbs of Beirut-, “Nasrallah’s successor and the successor of the successor of Nasrallah”.
In this way, the president put an end to days of speculation about the state of Hashem Safi al-Dinwho was rumored to be the new leader of the Lebanese Shiite formation, but whose whereabouts were unknown since last Friday, when a series of attacks took place. bombings not Beirut.
Shortly before the statement was released, Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav Gallanthad also hinted at his possible dismissal. “Hezbollah is a leaderless organization. Nasrallah was eliminated, his replacement was probably also eliminated.”he said during a visit to the Army’s Northern Command.
The terrorist group has not yet confirmed the information, while the Qatari network Al Jazeera quotes Lebanese security sources who claim that the group has not yet managed to reestablish contact with the cleric.
These offensives occur in the midst of the new strategy that the Defense Forces are carrying out as part of their war against terrorism, which is now focused on the north of the country. Last week, the Army began a “limited operations” ground raid in southern Lebanon, against infrastructure and key training points.
Thanks to them, it is estimated that more than 100 enemy combatants have fallen since then, while hundreds more rocket launch munitions, anti-tank missiles and rockets have been destroyed.
Given the magnitude of the fighting and the strong response of the pro-Iranian group, in the last hours, the deployment of a fourth division -the 146th Armored Division- so they already add up More than 15,000 troops available in the area.
It is the first reserve division in this country, “which is used in combat in southern Lebanon as part of Operation Northern Arrows” and which, previously, participated “in various combat missions in the north and in the Gaza Strip,” the Army confirmed.
For its part, Hezbollah maintains an active resistance, with strong daily offensives on the Jewish State and hundreds of missiles fired daily.
This Tuesday, the Defense Forces detected the presence of 105 enemy projectiles over the city of Haifa and adjacent areas of Galilee which, however, were mostly intercepted by the Iron Dome. Others had previously been notified 25 rockets on Lower Galilee and the city of Tiberias, for which no casualties or damage were reported.
(With information from EFE)