Live Updates: IDF invades Lebanon, calls for evacuations as central Israel comes under fire
Evacuation warnings issued to residents of Beirut suburbs • Three civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Damascus
Austin spoke with Israel's Gallant, Pentagon says
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, the Department of Defense said.
"They agreed on the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure along the border to ensure that Lebanese Hezbollah cannot conduct October 7-style attacks on Israel's northern communities," the department said in a statement.
Austin reaffirmed that a diplomatic resolution is required to ensure that civilians can return safely to their homes on both sides of the border, according to the department.
Go to the full article >>‘Do what’s necessary’: International officials react to Israel’s limited ground operation in Lebanon
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told press that while the US maintained its calls for a diplomatic solution, Israel has a right to defend itself against Hezbollah.
After the IDF announced in the early hours of Tuesday morning that it had begun conducting a limited ground operation in Lebanon, international figures were divided in calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, with many expressing support for the operations.
Hezbollah began firing rockets toward Israel a day after Hamas’s attacks on southern Israel on October 7. The terror group's attacks saw tens of thousands of civilians evacuated and a number killed in rocket and drone attacks - including 12 Druze children killed in an attack on Majdal Shams.
Democratic Senator John Fetterman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “I fully support Israel’s choice to do what’s necessary to neutralize Hezbollah.”
Go to the full article >>Fatah organization member wounded during strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon - report
A senior member of Fatah, Munir al-Maqdah, was wounded in a strike on the Palestinian refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh, located in Lebanon, during the early hours of Tuesday, Israeli media reported, citing Al Hadath.
Go to the full article >>Approximately ten projectiles identified by IDF after targeting Meron area in Israel
Approximately ten projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanese territories and targeting northern Israel, the IDF reported on Tuesday overnight.
Following the siren alerts in the Meron area of northern Israel, the IDF announced that some of the ten projectiles were intercepted, and some of the remaining projectiles reportedly fell in open areas.
No wounded were reported from the firing of the projectiles.
Go to the full article >>IDF begins ground operation in southern Lebanon, attacks Hezbollah terror targets
IDF attacks in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah terrorists. Ground forces are supported by Israel Air Force.
IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night while the conflict with Hezbollah continued to escalate increasingly, Israel's military confirmed the operation during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
"The IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon," Israel's military said.
It added that the IDF will be carrying out "a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command, which soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months."
Go to the full article >>Three civilians killed in Israeli airstrike on Damascus, state media says
Syrian state television earlier said that one of its presenters was killed in an Israeli strike on Damascus.
Three civilians were killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media said early on Tuesday citing a military source.
Syrian state television earlier said that one of its presenters was killed in an Israeli strike on Damascus. It was unclear whether the presenter was among the three civilians mentioned by state media.
Go to the full article >>Israeli strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs, Reuters witness, security source say
The IDF had warned it would strike specific buildings in the neighborhood, a densely populated district south of the Lebanese capital, as fears grow of a looming ground invasion.
At least two Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs late on Monday, a security source said, with Reuters reporters seeing two flashes of light and hearing loud blasts coming from the neighborhood.
The Israeli military had warned an hour earlier that it would strike specific buildings in the typically densely populated southern suburbs, saying armed group Hezbollah was using them as facilities and telling residents to leave.
Go to the full article >>IDF Spokesperson in Arabic issues evacuation warnings to residents of Beirut suburbs
The Spokesperson referred to the southern suburbs of Beirut, stating that several of these areas contained Hezbollah facilities.
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued warnings to residents of Beirut to evacuate certain neighbourhoods in a post to X/Twitter on Monday night.
He said to evacuate the buildings immediately and remain at a distance of no less than 500 meters.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli troop movements near Lebanese border towns
Hezbollah issued a statement early on Tuesday saying it targeted Israeli troop movements across from Lebanese border towns.
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Lebanese army withdraws from southern border with Israel, sources say
The Lebanese Army was seen withdrawing from several positions on the southern border with Israel, local residents and a security source told Reuters.
Lebanese security sources said that the troops pulled back to at least five kilometers north of the border between Israel and Lebanon.
However, an additional source from the Lebanese Army refuted this statement, noting that the military had redeployed forces in southern Lebanon following Israeli threats of ground invasion, Israel's Army Radio reported on Monday evening.
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Lebanon's Al Jadid channel reported that the Lebanese army was asked by UNIFIL forces to evacuate its positions on the border in preparation for the expected Israeli ground operation.
Reuters contributed to this report.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says