Israel restricts public gatherings in Northern areas as fighting with Hezbollah intensifies

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched aerial strikes successful Lebanon aft learning that Hezbollah was preparing to occurrence rockets into Israel, an IDF spokesperson said. The attacks travel a time aft different Israeli aerial onslaught successful Beirut, which reportedly killed 12 elder Hezbollah commanders. Lebanon said 37 people, including 3 children, died successful that attack.

Fighting betwixt Israel and Hezbollah has escalated, with implicit 90 rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, portion Israel says it has destroyed astir 180 Hezbollah sites and galore rocket launchers. Hezbollah besides said it attacked 11 Israeli subject positions passim the day.

Due to the increasing violence, the US authorities has urged its citizens successful Lebanon to permission portion commercialized flights are inactive available. Jordan has besides advised its citizens to permission the country.

The warring betwixt Israel and Hezbollah began successful October 2023, aft Hamas attacked Israel. Hezbollah started firing rockets successful enactment of the Palestinians. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the state is entering a “new signifier of the war,” with a stronger absorption connected Hezbollah successful the north.

(With inputs from BBC, Reuters)