Israel launches strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets
An Israeli military leader this morning said the nation’s forces were able to stop at least part of a planned Hezbollah attack in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of a top Hezbollah commander last month.
In a briefing today, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants had been preparing to launch an extensive rocket attack against northern Israel using thousands of rocket launchers. The operation was to begin at 5 a.m., he said, before it was thwarted, in part, by…
