On Wednesday, the Israeli army said it had shelled nearly 100 targets of the pro-Iranian terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon, emphasizing that this was the most intense wave of airstrikes since Hezbollah joined the war on March 2.
According to reports from the Mehr agency, Iran is preparing a response to Israel's actions.
“We firmly warn traitorous America and its Zionist executioner partner that if the aggression against our beloved Lebanon is not immediately stopped, we will give the aggressors in the region a response they will regret.”
— said the Iranian army.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that Israel's attacks on Wednesday killed at least 112 people and injured 837.
Targets in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon included: intelligence headquarters and offices used by Hezbollah to plan attacks, the organization's missile and naval force infrastructure, and the resources of its elite Radwan forces.
Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, General Eyal Zamir, announced that Israel will continue its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Does the ceasefire apply to Lebanon? This is a “separate skirmish”
In a statement issued shortly after the ceasefire between the US and Iran was concluded on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the ceasefire does not apply to Lebanon. US President Donald Trump repeated the same thing in an interview with PBS. This is a “separate skirmish,” he emphasized.
This contradicts the statement of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who emphasized that it applies to everyone, including the allies of each side.
Since the beginning of March, Israel has been conducting an intense military campaign in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah. According to data from the Ministry of Health in Beirut, since March 2, at least 1,530 people have died in Israeli attacks, including 130 children, and approximately 1.2 million residents of southern Lebanon have had to leave their homes.
