Israel and Hezbollah are at war. Israel escalates pressure on Lebanon. After the barrage of explosions on electronic devices that shocked and disorganized Hezbollah, in the evening of Pemba there were Israeli airstrikes on the organization’s targets and this at the time when its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, began his speech in which he spoke of a declaration of war by Tel Aviv.

More specifically, shortly before Nasrallah began his speech, the Israeli army launched a barrage of attacks in southern Lebanon. The Israeli armed forces announced that they were carrying out a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in order to damage the organization’s military capabilities so that Israeli citizens can safely return to their homes in northern Israel.

Videos of multiple explosions in various areas in southern Lebanon are circulating on social media and Arab networks, confirming the Israeli attacks.

Before the Israeli strikes began, it was announced from Tel Aviv that the head of the army, Herzti Halevi, had approved the military plans concerning the northern battlefield, i.e. southern Lebanon. During Nasrallah’s speech Israeli jets were flying over Vyrito, flying low and breaking the sound barrier and firing flares in a show of force and to cause panic.

At the same time, Hezbollah media reported attacks by the Shiite organization against Israeli targets. With Israel then talking about 2 dead Israeli soldiers at the border.

Nasrallah vows harsh punishment for Israel, saying Tel Aviv violated all red lines

The Israeli attacks are tantamount to a declaration of war, Hassan Nasrallah said in his first speech since the double bloodbath of bugging drones and radios. “Our response will be tough and fair. We are in the most critical phase of the battle,” he added. We hope Israel enters southern Lebanon to give Hezbollah a historic opportunity.

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also called for a harsh response.

Also, a while ago the Israeli Minister of Defense, with more recent statements, announced that the military operations in the north will continue and that Hezbollah feels hunted and will pay a heavy price.

The war is entering a new phase

The war is entering a new phase, admitted Israel, which, although it has not taken responsibility for the bloodshed, is mobilizing military units on the border with Lebanon, and indeed the strongest strike unit, and is focusing on the north. The Washington-Tel Aviv hotline is on fire, with the White House warning of an escalation of war.

The pawns on the war chessboard change positions. The 98th division of the Israeli Armed Forces is deployed from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon and reinforces the 36th division operating in the area.

“I have already said it before, we will return the residents back to their homes in the North safely. This is exactly what we will do,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hezbollah blames Israel for the unprecedented attacks and vows revenge.

“She certainly feels vulnerable and, at the same time, humiliated, feeling the need to respond … whether or not the consequences of that response will lead to an all-out war – which, as yet, seems uncertain,” reports the CNN correspondent. , Jeremy Diamond.

Although it does not admit it openly, everything shows that it took Israel only 24 hours to sow chaos and fear. By turning almost every device into a weapon, he succeeded in humiliating Hezbollah, making it seem powerless to defend itself and its members. Of course, the Iranian-backed Shiite organization still remains the most heavily armed non-state organization in the world, although it does not – by any means – have the strength of the Israeli military.

“And Israel also has plenty of firepower and today released footage of its soldiers training near the border with Lebanon,” reports the BBC’s Orla Guerin.

“At the moment there seems to be no chance of diplomacy gaining ground,” notes the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.

And fears of an all-out war are not stopping Washington from favoring a diplomatic solution.

In the middle of the night, however, two rockets are fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory, injuring eight people

Israeli artillery and air force respond and a new cycle opens with the British The Guardian underlining that the region has begun to dance on the edge of the abyss.

Macron calls on all sides to avoid war

French President Emmanuel Macron today called on “all sides to act to avoid war”

In a telephone conversation he had with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and the commander of the armed forces Joseph Aoun, the French president expressed “his strong concern” over the successive explosions which “contribute to a dangerous escalation of of tension in the area” endangering the civilian population.

Macron told them he also plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that “all sides must act to avoid war.”

According to the Elysee Palace announcement, the French president asked his interlocutors to “convey messages of restraint and moderation” to all sides, “starting with Hezbollah.”

The Foreign Ministers of France and the US call for “de-escalation” in the Middle East

The foreign ministers of France and the United States called today from Paris for all sides to proceed with “de-escalation in the Middle East”, declaring that they are “very concerned” about the attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

French Foreign Minister Stephane Cezournet said Paris and Washington were coordinating their actions to send “messages of de-escalation”. “We don’t want to see any escalation on either side, which would make the situation even more difficult,” US foreign policy chief Anthony Blinken said.

The US secretary reiterated that he still believes that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip remains possible and necessary.