IDF aircraft swiftly eliminated a group of Hezbollah terrorists, minutes after IDF observers witnessed them entering a compound in the Blida area in Lebanon, the IDF announced on Thursday.
The IDF also announced that over the past few hours, multiple launches were observed entering the regions of Zar’it and Metulla in northern Israel. In response, IDF soldiers have targeted the origins of these attacks.
Also, the IDF confirmed that throughout the day on Thursday, it engaged in artillery fire on multiple threats in Lebanon and eliminated them.
IDF aircraft strikes a compound sheltering Hezbollah terrorists in Blida, Lebanon on Thursday, February 22, 2024 (IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
Fighting in the North has been progressively escalating with increased rocket fire and increased Israeli airstrikes.
Calls for calm
Western diplomats recently pushed for Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate the situation and avoid it spiraling out of control.
Diplomats urged both Israel and Hezbollah to respect UNSC Resolution 1701 which ended the 2006 Lebanon War and called for South Lebanon to be demilitarized, except for the Lebanese Army.
Diplomats are currently negotiating in Paris to release the hostages in Gaza and prevent the war from dragging on into Ramadan.
Israeli shelling has killed nearly 190 Hezbollah fighters and 50 civilians in Lebanon since October 7 according to Reuters. While around a dozen IDF troops and five Israeli civilians were killed by Hezbollah.
