Israeli warplanes continued strikes in southern Lebanon overnight and into the day, Monday. A building in Mays al-Jabal was targeted after what was believed to be a Hezbollah group entered it. Another building in Odaisseh was also struck, and Israel added they hit an observation post in Kafr Kila.
Despite targeting a building apparently housing an entire Hezbollah cell, there has been no word of casualties from the Mays al-Jabal strike. Earlier in the night a building was hit in Naqoura.
Hezbollah fired a flurry of rockets against assorted towns and villages in northernmost Israel, with rocket and drone alarms sounding in at least eight communities. Israel’s military says the incident is “over,” but apart from firing artillery at the sources of the rockets it is unclear if there was any casualty or substantial damage on either side.
The incidents come just a day after Israel destroyed a house in Aitaroun, a building which was hit both on Saturday and Sunday before apparently being destroyed. Although presented as Hezbollah “terror infrastructure,” there is no indication of anyone within at the time of the attacks.
Hezbollah had reported firing rockets at Israeli troops near the border town of Wazzani, in southern Lebanon. They claimed a direct hit but there was similarly no report out of Israel confirming any military casualties.
The international community has been scrambling to try to reach a deal to avoid an outright Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon. Though Hezbollah has downplayed the threat, arguing Israel isn’t prepared for such an operation in the midst of the Gaza War, Israeli military sources have repeatedly claimed to be ready to invade at a moment’s notice.
A negotiated settlement would reportedly see Hezbollah moved north beyond the Littani River, though any ceasefire must, from Hezbollah’s perspective, include a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
That could be a problem, as Israeli officials have presented peace in Gaza as an opportunity to expand the war into Lebanon. While there is some hope to forestall both wars, there is speculation that the Netanyahu government believes its case for survival is strong as long as some war or another is going on.
Hezbollah is bombing empty houses and Israel retaliates by bombing empty buildings and unmanned posts.
more wars should be like this.
Even better options would be to stop wasting ammunition and let the poor south Lebanese and northern Israelis return to their homes.
Did those Israelis buy those homes from the prior legal owners ?
Peace is a word that Israel needs to their vocabulary.
When there is no word of casualties from Israel, that is the indicative of casualties…!
Correct the headline. WE did it. It was our providing weapons that makes it possible.