Tel Aviv: Israel with the help of accurate intelligence and a 100 fighter jets loaded with heavy bombs foiled a major attack planned by the Hezbollah in Lebanon in the early hours of August 25.
The Israeli fighter aircraft simultaneously struck thousands of Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon.
According to the Israeli defence forces this was a preemptive operation against a huge assault by rockets and armed UAV.
The IDF says that thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers were struck simultaneously by heavy bombs and rockets. Only a small number of rockets hit Israeli cities in the northern part of Israel.
The Hezbollah strike was a response to the killing of the terror organisations’ military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut last month.
According to the IDF, some 220 rockets and some 25 drones were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel in Hezbollah’s attack. Some of the projectiles were intercepted, while others impacted, causing damage and injuries. Many rockets also struck open areas.
The preemptive strike resulted in te destruction of hundreds of Hezbollah launchers before the launched even one rocket.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
