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IDF says will continue to strike Hezbollah, ‘no compromise’ on north’s security
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The wide-scale Israeli attacks against Hezbollah across Lebanon a short while ago are not “closing strikes,” and the fighting against the terror group continues, according to the IDF.
Earlier, the IDF said it bombed around 100 Hezbollah sites in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon within 10 minutes. The wave of strikes was given the internal codename “Eternal Darkness.”
“We will continue to strike the Hezbollah terror organization and seize every opportunity. We will not compromise on the security of northern residents. We will continue to attack without pause,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is quoted as saying by the military during the strikes.
The military says the massive wave of strikes was planned regardless of the ceasefire in Iran, and the timing is coincidental. The strikes were carried out after various “operational conditions” were considered optimal, according to military officials.
The IDF says it will continue its campaign against Hezbollah until told otherwise by Israel’s political leadership.
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