Israel warns Lebanon of strikes if Hezbollah joins confrontation with Iran

Israel conveyed a warning to the Lebanese government through the United States that it would carry out strikes on Lebanese territory if Hezbollah joins a military confrontation with Iran, Hidabroot reported, citing the Emirati news site Arm News. According to the report, the warning was delivered on Monday.

Hidabroot’s account says the US report describes the warning as not limited in scope. Lebanon was reportedly told that any Israeli response would go beyond the immediate area of Hezbollah activity and could target major assets and infrastructure, including Beirut’s airport, if Hezbollah chooses to intervene. Conveying a warning through a third party, rather than only through public statements, offers a channel for restraint at a tense moment (Matthew 5:9).

Separately, Hidabroot reported that social media users in Lebanon had described increased drone activity over the skies of Beirut and the western Bekaa. The article says these reports are generating various assessments in the country, but it does not establish who was operating the drones or why.

Hidabroot also reported that Lebanon had reported two Israeli Defense Forces strikes that day in Aitaroun, in southern Lebanon. The article presents this as Lebanon’s report and does not provide casualty figures or damage assessments.

According to Arm News, as relayed by Hidabroot, the IDF has prepared attack plans for Lebanon. The reported plans include the option of capturing the cities of Tyre, Sidon and Nabatieh, extending the ground maneuver deeper into the country, and imposing a siege on strategic infrastructure, including the port of Beirut.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Hebrew)