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Israel enters state of emergency as it and Hezbollah exchange attacks

2024-08-27

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Comprehensive news: Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah launched air strikes against each other in the early morning of the 25th. Israeli Defense Minister Galant announced in the early morning of the 25th that Israel will enter a "state of emergency" in the next 48 hours to deal with the conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah.

It is reported that after entering the "state of emergency", the Israeli military will be able to issue instructions to civilians to simplify the measures taken to protect civilians, such as limiting the size of the crowd and blocking relevant areas.

According to Lebanon's Square TV, Israel launched an attack on southern Lebanon in the early morning of the 25th, which lasted about 20 minutes. Lebanon then launched a large-scale air strike on northern Israel, using hundreds of rockets and drones to attack northern areas such as Western Galilee.

According to the Times of Israel, the Israeli military said that they launched an attack on southern Lebanon first because they found that Hezbollah had already deployed rockets and was preparing to launch a large-scale attack on Israel. The Israeli military was "preemptive" to strike the rocket launchers deployed by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

According to Lebanon's Square TV, Hezbollah later issued a statement saying that the attack was a preliminary response to the death of its senior military commander Fuad Shukur. The goal was to attack Israeli military camps and strongholds, while confirming that the drone could arrive smoothly, laying the foundation for subsequent deep penetration into Israeli territory.

Hezbollah stressed that they are currently in the "highest state of combat readiness" and will resolutely respond to any attack or aggression by Israel.

According to the Times of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Galant were in an underground command room at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv in the early hours of the 25th to deal with "incidents related to northern Israel." At 7 a.m., Netanyahu convened a security cabinet meeting to discuss the current situation in Israel and Lebanon.

According to Reuters, a delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Cairo, Egypt on the 24th to listen to a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel in talks with Egypt, Qatar and the United States. A Palestinian official said that no progress had been made in the negotiations.

The official said Israel insisted on retaining eight positions along the "Philadelphia Corridor" in the Gaza Strip. Egyptian sources said there were still some outstanding issues in the new proposal, such as how to ensure the security of key areas and how to allow Palestinians in northern Gaza to return to their homes. There was no sign that the two sides had made a breakthrough on key issues.

After the negotiations, the Hamas delegation returned to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

According to the Israeli Times, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Charles Brown started his Middle East trip on the 24th local time and will visit Jordan, Egypt and Israel successively.

Brown said he would meet with military leaders from various countries to discuss what actions could be taken to avoid a larger conflict and prevent an escalation in the region.

Since the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran has been threatening to retaliate against Israel. In recent weeks, the US military has been increasing its military deployment in the Middle East.

Iran has previously stated that it will wait for the results of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, which will affect their retaliation plans.

According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli army launched an airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip on the 24th, killing at least 71 Palestinians. (End)