The Israeli military spokesman said the air force hit 240 Hezbollah targets from southern Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley in the north, shelling buildings, rocket launchers and staff facilities of the group. On the other hand, Hezbollah launched more than 70 rockets since the morning against the greater Haifa area and the northern Galilee. Lebanese sources report that fighting took place between Hezbollah forces and Israeli troops on the outskirts of the towns of Ramiyeh and Maroun Al-Ras in South Lebanon, while during today’s Israeli shelling in the town of Shrebin, four workers of the Lebanese Red Cross were seriously injured.

As for Gaza, the Israeli army has been continuing its operations in Jabalia since the day before yesterday while, as the Palestinian news agency WAFA reports, during today’s shelling of the Deir Al-Balah and Al-Bureij refugee camps in the central part of the enclave, at least nine people were killed . State-run Israeli radio, citing military sources, reported this morning that the decision was made to return troops to Jabalia for the fourth time in a row because, on the one hand, Hamas continues to maintain forces and launchers in the area, and on the other hand, there are no signs of Israeli hostages there. .

Israeli admission of heavy material damage

The data that the Israeli military censor decided to make public today regarding the extensive material damage caused during the Iranian missile attack of October 1 are of interest. Teams of the tax authorities, from the day after the attack and until recently, recorded the material damage to private properties and infrastructures, amounting to several million euros. In particular, only in the coastal zone on the outskirts of the southern limits of the Municipality of Tel Aviv, as a result of the fall of fragments of Iranian missiles on the beach of Jaffa, the total damages to luxury apartments, shops and businesses are said to exceed 37 million euros, with the municipal authorities have been forced to seal business premises to prevent mass theft.

Material damage has also been recorded in affluent suburbs north of Tel Aviv, centered on the city of Hod Ha’Sharon and south of Herzliya in the area of ​​the See&Sun hotel, while military units throughout the territory have also been seriously affected – without, however, mentioning the their location. It is characteristic that, after the Iranian missile attack, Tehran government officials reported that “80% of the selected targets have been hit”, while the Israeli side has so far not issued any relevant announcement.

Behind-the-scenes Israel-US contacts on Iran

Finally, today, unexpectedly, the Israeli cabinet is expected to meet to decide what the Israeli strike against Iran will be, while at the same time the behind-the-scenes contacts between Israel and the White House continue. As reported by the local state media, the Israeli side is discussing alternative strategic goals in Iran, as a result of which the difference of opinion with Washington on this issue has decreased. However, Israel is requesting the acquisition of American advanced anti-ballistic missile defense systems, which the Biden administration has, so far at least, not responded positively.