Israel destroys 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels, military says

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Fearless stated that Israel will protect up militia action against Hezbollah

Reuters

20 September, 2024, 01:50 pm

Final modified: 20 September, 2024, 01:55 pm

Israeli fighter jets pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon tiresome on Thursday, striking hundreds of rocket launcher barrels that had been arrangement to be frail to straight away fire against Israeli territory, the militia stated.

It stated that since the afternoon, fighter jets struck some 100 rocket launchers consisting of about 1,000 barrels.

“The IDF (Israel Protection Forces) will continue to aim to degrade the Hezbollah terrorist group’s infrastructure and capabilities in articulate to protect the Verbalize of Israel,” the IDF stated.

The unheard of barrage adopted assaults earlier in the week attributed by Lebanon and Hezbollah to Israel that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers, killing 37 of us and wounding about 3,000 in Lebanon.

In Thursday’s tiresome operation, Israel launched dozens of bombs across southern Lebanon, three Lebanese security sources stated. There had been no instantaneous reports of casualties.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Fearless stated that Israel will protect up militia action against Hezbollah.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy known as for an instantaneous ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah after a week of escalation. The U.S. has also expressed fears of extra escalation.

On Wednesday, Israeli High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to attain tens of hundreds of residents evacuated from northern border areas to their homes. Hezbollah

In a display veil of enhance with Hamas after the Oct. 7 assaults, Iran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel, forcing many residents to hover to the center of the country. Israel and Hezbollah had been shopping and selling fire daily since.