Israel launched a precise 5 AM preemptive strike on Hezbollah this morning who then launched hundreds of missiles and drones back at the Jewish state

At the breaking of the dawn this morning in the Middle East, Israel launched a bold 5 AM preemptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon after receiving intelligence of a multiprong attack from the terror group. It defused the bulk of the attack, but Netanyahu said as good as this was, it is ‘not the end of the story’ as both sides are now settling in for a much-larger conflict.

“Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.” Jeremiah 22:20 (KJB)

Hezbollah terror leader Hassan Nasrallah has talked very tough against Israel for quite some time, and indeed, the cache of missiles they possess are nothing to sneeze at. But when they returned fire against Israel this morning, it was underwhelming to say the least. The JPost reported that the relatively low-key impact and damage of the attack sparked a wave of online comments from users around the Arab world mocking Hezbollah for its actions, and focusing especially on reports of damaged chicken pens in the Galilee region. A Jordanian commenter added, “Iranian Hezbollah takes revenge for Fouad Shukr and Haniyeh by striking an Israeli chicken coop, killing a number of chickens?!!” One user named Omar compared the high-ranking leader assassinated by Israel and Hezbollah’s response, showing the burning chicken pen, while another user named Adel wrote, “Hezbollah excels in its precision in killing chickens.” Ouch! Though the conflict is far from over, this round absolutely goes to Israel who clearly ate Hezbollah’s lunch for breakfast this morning. Am Yisrael Chai!

Netanyahu warns ‘this is not the end’ after Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation

FROM THE INDEPENDENT UK: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that “this is not the end” as Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire in southern Lebanon in an escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict. The cross-border firing of missiles, rockets and drones was the largest day of attacks since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel was reignited last October, after fellow Iran-backed group Hamas led a deadly incursion into Israel.

The Israeli military said it had struck Lebanon, the south of which is controlled by Hezbollah, on Sunday morning with around 100 jets to thwart an attack from the Iran-backed militia.

This is how the day started on the border of Lebanon and Israel this morning. The IDF launched a pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah. pic.twitter.com/LrpyFN8bGI

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Hezbollah then fired hundreds of projectiles and drones at Israel, claiming they fired 320 Katyusha rockets and hit 11 military targets in what it called the “first phase” of its retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, last month.

“What happened today is not the end of the story,” said Mr Netanyahu. “Hezbollah tried to attack the state of Israel early this morning with rockets. We instructed the Israeli military to carry out a powerful pre-emptive strike to remove the threat.

“The Israeli military destroyed thousands of short-range rockets which were all intended to harm our citizens and our forces in the Galilee. In addition, the [Israeli military] intercepted all of the UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] that they sent to a strategic target in the centre of the country.

“We are hitting Hezbollah with surprising blows. Three weeks ago we eliminated their chief of staff and today we thwarted their attack.”

Referring to the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and the ruler of Iran, Ali Khamenei, Mr Netanyahu added that the pair “should know this is another step on the way to changing the situation in the north”. Hezbollah denied Mr. Netanyahu’s claims that they had been planning to fire thousands of rockets and that the Israeli attack had reduced the scope of their aerial assault. ​​Mr. Nasrallah, speaking late on Sunday, claimed that Hezbollah had not used precision missiles in their strikes but that they could use them in the near future.

“We will assess the impact of today’s operation. If results are not seen to be enough, we will respond another time,” he said.

In a lengthy speech, he added that Hezbollah had targeted an Israeli military intelligence base just outside Tel Aviv and had ruled out targeting civilian infrastructure. Photos from the Israeli coastal town of Acre, however, showed several homes had been damaged by the salvo of rockets, though no civilians were reported killed.

Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn sky, leaving dark vapour trails behind them, as an air raid siren sounded in Israel and a distant blast lit the horizon, while smoke rose over houses in Khiam in southern Lebanon. READ MORE

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