news

september 25th, local time

lebanon's hezbollah

to the israeli intelligence and secret service (mossad) headquarters

launch a ballistic missile

the israeli military spoke out that day

emphasizes the need to prepare for "possible ground action"

will the lebanon-israel conflict escalate further?

is there still hope for peace talks?

hezbollah goes public for the first time

data on ballistic missiles attacking mossad

lebanon's hezbollah armed forces issued a statement on the 25th saying that the armed forces used the "khader 1" ballistic missile to attack the mossad headquarters in the suburbs of tel aviv earlier that day.this was the first time it had used ballistic missiles in routine attacks in nearly a year, and the first time it had attacked targets near tel aviv, israel.

in response, the israel defense forces said that its air defense system intercepted the incoming missile.

later that day, hezbollah released another video showing data on the khadr 1 ballistic missile, which was used for the first time that day. the khadr 1 is a surface-to-surface missile with a diameter of 620 mm, a length of 7.665 meters, a total weight of 2,870 kg, a warhead weight of 500 kg, and a range of 190 km.this is also the first time that hezbollah has made public data on this type of missile.

israel claims to be

preparing for "possible ground action"

on the same day, israel defense forces chief of staff general halevy said:the israeli army is currently continuing to launch air strikes on lebanon, both to attack hezbollah in lebanon and to prepare for ground operations.he declared that the israeli army would penetrate deep into lebanese territory, enter the villages and towns where hezbollah claimed to have military facilities, and destroy them together with hezbollah militants.

golding, commander of the israeli northern command, also said on the same day:the israeli army has now entered another phase of the war against hezbollah in lebanon.in order to completely change the security situation in northern israel, the israeli army needs to be fully prepared to launch a ground offensive against lebanon.

the israeli military also announced on the same day that it has decided to call up two reserve brigades and deploy them to the northern part of the country to ensure continued attacks on hezbollah in lebanon.

observation by cctv reporter:

the prospects for peace talks between lebanon and israel are worrying

if the israeli army launches ground operations, it may fall into a long-term war quagmire

the israeli army seems to be on the verge of launching a ground operation against lebanon.

• some israeli media said that israel's ground military operations may be launched in the next few days.

• some israeli media also quoted relevant analysts as saying that although israel cannot rule out launching ground operations later, at present, the relevant statements are still part of the extreme pressure on hezbollah in lebanon to force hezbollah to change its position. although the current israeli air strikes have caused a certain degree of damage to hezbollah, it has not completely gained a strategic advantage.

• some israeli media even believe that if the israeli army launches another ground operation against lebanon while the gaza conflict is still unresolved, it will not only fail to end the war with war, but may also lead to another quagmire of protracted war.

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israel's tough stance makes the prospects for negotiations not optimistic

according to israeli media such as the israeli newspaper yediot, citing israeli officials, the united states, france and other countries are mediating the israel-lebanon conflict and will draw up relevant ceasefire proposals, but no significant progress has been made so far, partly because of israel's tough stance.

israeli media also revealed that israeli prime minister netanyahu said at a recent government meeting that any negotiations can only be conducted under fire, and the israeli army will continue to strike hezbollah with all its might.

source: cctv military comprehensive cctv-13 "morning news"