Attack in the north Israel held its Lebanese movement early Sunday morning Hezbollah. Earlier, air defense sirens sounded, calling residents to rush to shelters, in the northern part of the country. The Israeli air force responded with strikes in southern Lebanon.

Just after 7 am Hezbollah announced that the first stage of reprisals for the killing of Fouad Shukr was complete. He characterized the attack successful and reports that military targets were hit with 320 rockets and drones.

Flights from Ben Gurion Airport have resumed.

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Earlier the Israeli army said in a message: “Anyone who is near zones where the Hezbollah he must leave immediately (…) for his own protection and the protection of his family.”

As reported by SKAI’s envoy to Israel, Stavros Ioannidispopulation evacuations have taken place in the Golan, the Galilee and areas near Haifa. A woman was slightly injured by shrapnel in the city of Accra.

In its first statement, Hezbollah said it had launched an attack on Israel with a large number of drones in retaliation for his assassination. Fuad Soukra leading figure in its military arm, in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb last month.

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallad announced that he had declared a state of emergency on the home front.

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At 7 am, the emergency meeting of Israel’s security council under Benjamin Netanyahu began, which ended after about 1.5 hours.

They preceded in the early hours of the morning pre-emptive Israeli airstrikes against Lebanonas Hezbollah preparations to launch “large-scale attacks” against Israeli territory were reportedly detected.

In a video published on X, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari stressed that “fighter jets are currently attacking” Hezbollah positions.

Fears of further military escalation intensified after the death of Fouad Soukr, in an Israeli bombardment in a southern suburb of Beirut, and that a few hours later of Ismail Haniyaof the leader of Hamas, in Tehran. Iran and Hezbollah blamed Israel for the killing and vowed revenge.

In the light of the new developments, the crucial negotiations for a truce in Gaza are being resumed today in Cairo in the presence of the director of the CIA William Burnsthe White House’s Middle East coordinator Brett McGurkthe head of the Mossad David Barnea and the head of the Sin Bet Ronen Barr.

A Hamas delegation also arrived in Cairo although it is not directly involved in the talks.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallad spoke overnight with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

According to a statement from the Israeli Defense Ministry, Gallant informed Austin that Israel had carried out precision strikes in Lebanon to prevent an imminent threat against Israeli citizens. “We are closely monitoring developments in Beirut and are determined to use all the means at our disposal to defend our citizens,” Gallant said.

Both ministers discussed its importance avoiding regional escalation.