Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will intensify its military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Netanyahu stated that he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah, according to the South China Morning Post.
The Israeli military reported striking more than 70 Hezbollah sites in the past day, according to The New York Times. After the prime minister made the announcement, the Israeli military said it had conducted these strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Israel's air force targeted sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, including in the country's eastern Bekaa Valley, late on Monday, the Washington Times reported. The Israeli army also intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to the South China Morning Post.
The BBC reported that the Israeli military hit targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announced further strikes. The strikes in the Bekaa Valley represent an expansion of Israel's military operations beyond southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army has been conducting intensified operations against Hezbollah.
Netanyahu's announcement came as Hezbollah has been firing fiber optic drones at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel in recent weeks, PBS Newshour reported. These fiber optic drones are described as a weapon that has been used widely in the war in Ukraine.
Netanyahu is under pressure due to ongoing Hezbollah drone attacks on northern Israel, according to Deutsche Welle. The prime minister said he ordered the military to increase strikes against Hezbollah in response to these ongoing attacks.
Netanyahu vowed to "increase the blows" against Hezbollah, according to PBS Newshour and the Washington Times. The Israeli military's actions follow the prime minister's announcement of intensified operations against the group.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has seen increased activity in recent weeks. The Israeli military's strikes in the Bekaa Valley mark a geographic expansion of operations beyond the southern Lebanon border region, where most of the fighting has been concentrated. The ongoing drone attacks by Hezbollah have targeted Israeli forces in both southern Lebanon and northern Israel, according to PBS Newshour.
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