Israel says it conducted retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, struck Hamas in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday greeting it was conducting retaliatory strikes against the Iranian-backed panic radical Hezbollah successful Lebanon.

This comes aft the IDF says Hezbollah launched astir 115 aerial attacks towards civilian areas successful bluish Israel implicit the span of a fewer hours.

The IDF said its antiaircraft arrays are deployed successful bluish Israel and are connected precocious preparedness to thwart threats targeting the area. Air defence systems had intercepted aggregate projectiles implicit Haifa, Israel.

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The Israel Defense Forces said it was conducting retaliatory strikes against the panic radical Hezbollah successful Lebanon. (IDF)

The subject said strikes volition proceed and volition intensify against Hezbollah.

The IDF besides said the Israeli Air Force conducted a precise onslaught connected Hamas terrorists successful a compound successful the bluish Gaza Strip.

Before the strike, the IDF says galore steps were taken to mitigate the hazard of harm to civilians, including the usage of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and further quality information.

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The IDF says Hezbollah launched astir 115 aerial attacks towards civilian areas successful bluish Israel implicit the span of a fewer hours. (IDF)

Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant spoke with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin respective times implicit the play astir developments successful bluish Israel.

Gallant briefed Austin connected the precise cognition conducted by the IDF to instrumentality retired the caput of Hezbollah's operations portion and commandant of the Radwan Forces, Ibrahim Aqil, who is simply a elder Hezbollah person and planner of respective panic attacks against Israel and who is besides wanted by the U.S. for the sidesplitting of its citizens. 

The curate besides talked astir Israel's antiaircraft presumption and operations against the ongoing strikes by Hezbollah against bluish cities and civilian areas successful Israel. He said the extremity is to guarantee Israel's bluish communities tin instrumentality to their homes.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is received by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) astatine the Pentagon successful Washington, U.S., June 25, 2024. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File)

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Gallant additionally told Austin astir the IDF's ongoing activities successful Gaza against Hamas and emphasized his committedness to freeing the much than 100 hostages inactive held by Hamas.

He expressed his appreciation to Austin and U.S. enactment for reaffirming their committedness to Israel.

Fox News' Yael Kuriel contributed to this report.