IDF conducts ‘localized’ ground raids on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon – Dainik Savera Times
Beirut: On Tuesday morning, massive Israeli strikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs after launching a “limited” and “localized” ground campaign in the Lebanese capital, according to local media reports.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the launch of the ground operation in a post on Conducted limited, localized and targeted ground raids based on information. The IDF detailed that the operations were focused on targets located in villages near the border, which pose an “immediate threat” to northern Israeli communities.
Before the raid, Israeli forces issued an evacuation warning to Lebanese residents in Haret Harek, Marizeh and Lelaki, urging them to leave the areas immediately. Israel said these operations are part of a well-coordinated strategy planned by the General Staff and Northern Command, for which IDF soldiers have been training and preparing for the past few months. “The Israeli Air Force and IDF artillery are supporting ground forces with precision strikes on military targets in the area,” the post said.
Israeli security forces stressed that these operations were approved in accordance with political directives and that Operation ‘Northern Arrow’ would continue based on situational assessments in parallel with the ongoing war in Gaza and other theaters of conflict. The Post concluded, “The IDF continues to work to achieve the goals of the war and is making every possible effort to protect Israeli civilians and return civilians in northern Israel to their homes.
Since September 23, Israel has stepped up airstrikes in Lebanon, culminating in a significant strike on Friday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his associates. The increase has escalated the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in a show of solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, followed by south-eastern Lebanon. There was retaliatory Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes.
