Israel vows to intensify attacks across Lebanon amid Iran missile barrages
The Israeli military has vowed to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah.
"The (Iranian) regime is attempting to establish a new equation through direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to IDF operations in Dahieh," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said Sunday, in a televised statement.
"We struck in Dahieh in response to Hezbollah’s relentless attacks on the communities of northern Israel. The IDF will continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its actions against the Hezbollah terrorist organization."
Iran's military central command had said Sunday that Israel's latest strike on the southern Beirut suburbs had "crossed all red lines", demanding a halt to its campaign in Lebanon.
"The Israeli army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and the suburbs, and if it expands its attacks to that region or responds to Iran's action, it will face more devastating and regrettable blows," said General Ali Abdollahi, the head of the Khatam al-Anbiya command, without directly mentioning missile salvos that Israel said it was intercepting.
Source: Agence France Presse
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