After witnessing a hundred Israeli combat aircraft zooming over South Lebanon, destroying a multitude of Hezbollah missile setups in a pro-active strike, the Middle East braces itself for an escalated conflict that could potentially rope in Iran along with its backed military factions.
The Middle East prepared for the possibility of a broader conflict that could draw in Iran and its allied militias after 100 fighter jets of Israel bombarded over southern Lebanon, destroying thousands of Hezbollah missile launchers in a ‘preemptive strike’. The strike began at around 5 am local time which was, according to the Israeli officials, based on specific intelligence that Hezbollah was planning to fire hundreds and thousands of missile at northern Israel as well as about to launch drone strikes at a key intelligence centre near Tel Aviv in retaliation for the killing of its commander in July. Israel has declared a 48-hour emergency state, leading to the temporary shutting down of their main airport. This resulted in numerous international flights being cancelled. As a reaction to this, Hezbollah launched over 200 projectiles, which Israel reported caused minimal harm. An Israeli soldier tragically lost his life, not from the direct attack, but due to debris fallout. Meanwhile, Lebanon reported three losses as a result of this event.