Ekhai Israel an va bei nasa ve le | Jordan leh Bahrain ah Mtd 700 man US bungrua kap chhia | Day 13

Описание: Ekhai Israel an va bei nasa ve le | Jordan leh Bahrain ah Mtd 700 man US bungrua kap chhia | Day 13
//As the Israel Defense Forces instructed residents of the north to stay close to shelters, Hezbollah continued firing rockets alongside drones, with sirens set off across the Galilee and in Haifa, as well as in communities up to 50 kilometers from the border with Lebanon.

The attacks continued into early Thursday, with suspected drone infiltration and rocket alerts sounding in Nahariya and a number of Western Galilee communities, as well as Acre and some of Haifa’s northern suburbs. Hezbollah also fired long-range rockets, setting off sirens in Tel Aviv and surrounding towns, amid which the IDF announced the detection of an Iranian ballistic missile, which triggered alerts in central Israel, the Jerusalem area and parts of the south.

The IDF, meanwhile, launched heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah’s strongholds in southern Beirut, while an Israeli official said the military could begin hitting civilian infrastructure if the Lebanese government fails to rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah
The IDF earlier warned that Hezbollah would likely attempt to increase its rate of rocket and drone attacks on Israel.

Hezbollah’s opening barrage of rockets was launched from several areas in Lebanon. The terror group, in a statement, said that “in response to the criminal aggression against dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and Beirut’s southern suburbs,” its fighters targeted sites in northern Israel “with dozens of rockets” as part of a new operation announced a short time earlier
Iran’s powerful IRGC military force, which controls the country’s missile weaponry, described the attack on Israel as a “joint and integrated operation” with Hezbollah.

In a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said that it launched several ballistic missiles, while Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at over 50 targets in Israel.
Previously, the IDF had said it had no intelligence indicating that concurrent fire from Iran and by Hezbollah in Lebanon was a “coordinated” effort.

AFP correspondents reported hearing the sound of blasts across the city, while footage showed large explosions and smoke covering the area, and the state-run National News Agency reported at least “six heavy strikes” on the southern suburbs.

Amid the continued Hezbollah attacks, a senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel that the terror organization’s strongholds will be destroyed unless Lebanon’s government act
The Lebanese government needs to get a grip on their country,” said the official, “or Hezbollah parts of Beirut will soon look like Gaza.”

The comments came after a senior security official, who spoke anonymously to Hebrew media outlets, told Ynet: “We are on the eve of a fateful campaign in Lebanon which will determine the future of both countries.”“There is a security discussion right now,” said the official. “The campaign in Lebanon is going to expand significantly.”

“We have more capabilities and tools, and we can conduct campaigns in parallel against Iran and against Lebanon,” said the official.The official told Ynet that the Lebanese government was not affecting Hezbollah’s behavior in any way.According to Channel 12, Israel sent a warning to Lebanon’s government through the US and Western countries that if Beirut does not get a grip on Hezbollah, Israel will attack Lebanese national infrastructure.

“That is not happening, and so Israel is no longer required to refrain from hitting infrastructure,” said the official. “If Lebanon doesn’t come to its senses and stop Hezbollah, we will attack civilian infrastructure, something Israel has refrained from doing so far.
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At least 25 Iranian attacks have targeted US sites or locations housing American military personnel in the Middle East since the start of the war, according to an AFP analysis.

Of Iran’s attacks, recorded between February 28 and March 11 at 5 p.m. in Israel, four targeted US embassies or consulates in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq
The other 21 Iranian missiles or drone attacks targeted 13 different military sites housing American personnel.

Citing commercial satellite imagery, verified social media footage, US officials and Iranian state media, the New York Times reported Wednesday that 17 US sites have been damaged by Iran’s attacks, including military bases, communication and air defense infrastructure and diplomatic sites.

It was difficult to gauge the financial cost of the damage caused by Iran’s attacks, the Times said. However, a strike on the US 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain caused some $200 million worth of damage, while a strike on a US site in Jordan severely damaged equipment possibly worth some $500 million, according to the report, citing a US congressional official as well as military budget and contractor documents.