The Israeli army is preparing to strike Shiite Hezbollah targets in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon soon, and local populations are being urged to leave dangerous areas. This was said at a briefing by the spokesman of the Israeli army, Daniel Hagari.
„We are preparing to attack terrorist targets in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon in the near future. "Hezbollah" stores strategic weapons there in civilian buildings and uses the population as human shields, deliberately putting them at risk”, he said.
A representative of the Israeli army urged the residents of this area of Lebanon not to approach sites related to the activities of Hezbollah. "Stay away from them for your own safety and protection. You see what we are doing now in South Lebanon. "Hezbollah" plans to use these weapons to attack Israeli territory. We will not allow this“, Hagari added.
Since the beginning of the day, the Israeli Air Force has continued to carry out massive attacks against southern Lebanon. Military sites of the Shia organization Hezbollah have been declared their target. According to statements from the Israeli side, the strikes were carried out in response to the months-long shelling of the northern regions of the Jewish state by Hezbollah units, due to which tens of thousands of Israelis were evacuated from the border area. According to the latest data from the Israeli army, more than 300 Hezbollah targets have already been attacked since the morning. in Lebanon.