Israel faces a massive rocket attack from Hezbollah amid rising tensions.

A Christian leader condemns the attacks on biblical sites in Israel's Galilee region.

Israel faces a massive rocket attack from Hezbollah amid rising tensions.
Israel faces a massive rocket attack from Hezbollah amid rising tensions.

On Wednesday, Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist group, launched rockets at Israel's northern border, including Tiberias, where Jesus performed miracles, in response to the Jewish state eliminating a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for military operations.

The IDF reported that it targeted a Hezbollah command center in southeastern Lebanon and killed its commander, Sami Taleb Abdullah.

Over 200 rockets were launched by Hezbollah's aerial warfare unit into northern Israeli towns, resulting in no reported injuries by the IDF.

IDF strike on Hezbollah arms depot.
The Israeli Defence Forces, via their official Telegram channel, said the Hezbollah military complex that Israeli jets struck was a logistical reinforcement unit used to smuggle weapons. (Israeli Army Handout/Reuters)

On Tuesday, the IDF announced that a Hezbollah command and control center in Jouaiyya, Southern Lebanon, which was used to direct attacks against Israeli territory from southeastern Lebanon, was struck by the IAF. As part of the strike, Sami Taleb Abdullah, the commander of the Nasr Unit in the Hezbollah terrorist organization, was eliminated. Sami Taleb Abdullah was one of Hezbollah's most senior commanders in southern Lebanon.

The IDF announced that a large number of terror attacks against Israeli civilians were planned, advanced, and carried out by a terrorist for many years. Additionally, three Hezbollah terrorist operatives were eliminated in the strike.

Hezbollah
The IDF said it "struck a Hezbollah command and control center used to direct attacks from southeastern Lebanon and eliminated its commander, Sami Taleb Abdullah." (IDF Spokesman's Unit)

After Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7 and massacred nearly 1,200 people, including more than 30 Americans, Hezbollah initiated its aerial attacks on Israel.

Since Oct. 7, over 80,000 Israelis have left the northern border regions due to Hezbollah's escalation of its conflict with Israel.

Hezbollah funeral
Funeral of Hezbollah terrorist Taleb Abdallah, a senior commander for the group. (Reuters via Al Manar TV pool)

In response to Hezbollah's continued rocket and drone attacks into northern Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Jewish state is prepared for a very intense action in the north.

From an Israeli military base in Kiryat Shmona, Netanyahu declared, "We promised at the start of the war to restore security in both the south and the north, and that's what we're doing. Today, I'm on the northern border with our brave fighters and commanders, as well as our firefighters. Yesterday, the ground burned here, and I'm glad you put it out, but the ground also burned in Lebanon."

Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the IDF Gibor base in Kiryat Shmona, where he was briefed by 769th Brigade Commander Avraham Marciano and Northern Command Home Front coordinator Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Alon Friedman on the operational situation, recent events in the sector, management of the defensive battle and actions being taken to defend the communities and residents in the north on June 5, 2024. (Israeli Government Press Office)

From the start, Israel planned to address the Gaza Strip before dealing with the north, according to Brig. Gen. (Res) Amir Avivi, a former deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Gaza Division, who spoke to Planet Chronicle Digital last week.

According to U.N. resolution 1701, the main missions in Rafah will end in the coming weeks. Most of the troops will be sent north, and there will be a threat to Hezbollah, calling them to retreat. If Hezbollah does not retreat and there is no American leadership threatening Hezbollah or Iran, and no international pressure, Israel will have to attack and do a ground incursion into south Lebanon while destroying most of Hezbollah’s long-range capabilities.

Avivi claims that the United Nations Security Council has not implemented resolution 1701, which aimed to disarm Hezbollah after the 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of The Congress of Christian Leaders, wrote on X on Wednesday that Hezbollah is launching hundreds of rockets into the Christian heartland of N. Israel, specifically targeting the idyllic hills around Galilee, where Jesus lived, preached, and where millions of Christians visit today.

On Wednesday, Ynet reported that Al Akhbar, a pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper, published an article about the elimination of Taleb Abdullah. The article stated that the enemy inflicted a severe blow on Hezbollah through a security-military operation targeting one of the prominent commanders in the current confrontation, accompanied by additional fighters during an Israeli drone strike on a house in the village of Jouaiyya.

On Monday, the IDF declared that over 19,000 unguided rockets have been launched at Israel since October 7th. Most of the rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, but a significant number were launched by Hezbollah. The US, along with many other Western and non-Western countries, have designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

by Benjamin Weinthal

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