Israel Hezbollah War Live Updates: 8 Israeli Soldiers Killed In South Lebanon, Israel says will respond to Iran’s missile attack
Israel Hezbollah War Live Updates: 8 Israeli Soldiers Killed In South Lebanon, Israel says will respond to Iran’s missile attack
Israeli military chief warns of response to Iran’s missile attack
Israel will respond to Iran’s missile attack and its forces can strike anywhere in the Middle East, its military chief said.
“We will respond. We can locate important targets and we can hit them precisely and powerfully,” said Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi, in a video from an air force base in central Israel, one day after Iran’s missile attack on Israel.
“We have the capability to reach and strike every location in the Middle East and those of our enemies who have not yet understood this, will understand this soon,” Halevi said.
Hezbollah announces attack on Israeli infantry unity
The Lebanese group has said that after surveilling Israeli soldiers sheltering in a house outside the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, its fighters detonated an explosive device in the building and then targeted it with bullets and rocket-propelled grenades.
Hezbollah said all members of the unit were either killed or injured, without specifying the number of casualties.
Three killed in Israeli attack on Damascus
Syrian state media is reporting that at least three civilians have been killed and three wounded in an Israeli strike on the capital Damascus.
No more details have been made available, but we’ll bring you the latest as soon as we have.
Hezbollah says it destroyed three Israeli tanks
The Lebanese group says it targeted the Merkava tanks with guided rockets in the village of Maroun al-Ras on the eastern side of the border.
Earlier, Hezbollah claimed a deadly ambush against Israeli troops in the same area.
France recommends its nationals in Iran to leave
France’s embassy in Iran has recommended that French nationals who are permanent residents in the country should leave temporarily once international air traffic resumes.
The message from the embassy, which also urged French nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, is similar to others given earlier this year when tensions increased between Iran and Israel.
Israel combat losses in Lebanon rise to eight: Israeli army
The Israeli military says its combat losses in southern Lebanon increased to eight as it clashed with Hezbollah fighters after crossing the border to target the group’s positions.
“The IDF (Israeli army) announced that seven more soldiers have fallen,” it said in a statement after announcing the death of a first soldier in Lebanon earlier in the day.
With Inputs From AL JAZEERA