Israel reportedly intercepted a missile launched at Tel Aviv by Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah early on Wednesday morning.
This marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which intensified when Israel launched a preemptive strike on the Lebanon-based terrorist group to stop a planned October 7-style attack.
Israel has been targeting Hezbollah’s military infrastructure, causing significant damage to the terrorist group. Israeli officials confirmed that its air defense system neutralized the missile, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Hezbollah’s attack triggered alarms throughout Tel Aviv, sending residents scrambling into shelters. The terrorist group claims its attack was directed at the Mossad, claiming retaliation for the assassinations of several key Hezbollah leaders.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) responded swiftly, launching a retaliatory strike on the missile launcher in southern Lebanon that was used in the attack on Tel Aviv. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari told The Wall Street Journal that Hezbollah recently fired 300 projectiles into Israel. Six people were injured in the attack.
Israel has sharply raised the intensity of its military operations against Hezbollah over the past week in hopes of persuading the militia to stop firing on Israel’s north, which would allow tens of thousands of displaced residents to return to their homes. The U.S. and Arab governments are concerned the surge in fighting risks spiraling into an all-out war after nearly a year of lower-intensity fighting, sparked when Hezbollah began firing rockets across the border shortly after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel.
Monday’s strikes in Lebanon were by far the deadliest day of skirmishes in the current hostilities and the worst bout of bloodshed between Israel and Hezbollah since their monthlong conflict in 2006. Since Monday, the strikes have killed more than 550 people, including dozens of women and children, and wounded more than 1,800, according to Lebanese authorities. […]
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