Israeli military says Hezbollah was preparing to fire missiles and rockets towards Israeli territory, amid growing fears of escalation in the region
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. It is approaching 6.15am in Tel Aviv and Beirut. The Israel Defense Forces says it has launched strikes inside Lebanon after assessing that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement was preparing to fire rockets and missiles towards Israel. “The IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organisation preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” the IDF said in a statement.
“In response to these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon.” Flights to and from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv were suspended, and Israel’s cabinet was to meet at 7am , Israeli media reported.
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