Intense Israeli airstrikes against several villages in south Lebanon, and reports of an airstrike against an observation point near Aita.

Head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman:

"The maneuver [in Gaza] is going to move the fighting to their territory. It's going to be long and intense was forced on us."

The Israeli army showed its new batch of armored ceramic plates which they bought from foreign countries, and promised each soldier will receive one ahead of any possible ground task.

Photo from from one of the impacts in northern Israel, where 3 were injured.

If there are already impacts in few rockets being fired, then it's safe to say the Iron Dome has no chance when Hezbullah missile force is involved.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to troops on the Gaza border:

"You now see Gaza from afar, soon you will see it from the inside. The order will come."

📰 Just now, the US announced they will send their Iron Dome batteries to Israel to assist after being overwhelmed.

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🔴 Hezbullah released footage of their attack on Al-Alam and Nakoura military site, causing material damage.

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🔴 Hezbullah released footage of their attack on Al-Alam and Nakoura military site, causing material damage.

Israel to evacuate its embassies in parts of the Muslim world including in Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey.

The Israeli government agreed to evacuate Ahskelon fully.

The war cabinet will meet tonight at 8 to discuss the war and further steps.

The Israeli army fired a flare of Al-Abad military site in Israel.

Additionally, Israel attacked with two missiles from a UAV an unknown target in Lebanon.

Renewed rocket fire on central Israel by Hamas, in retaliation to the Israeli massacre in the West Bank overnight.

The Israeli army fired several flares in the airspace of Miskav Am settlement on the borders of the town of Odaiseh, Lebanon.

Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they targeted Al-Abad military site earlier today.

🔴 “We're going to win this [Gaza] war, because we're stronger. After this, Russia will pay the price!”

Leader of the Likud Party's Libertarian caucus, hedge fund manager and international financier, Amir Weitmann, blames Russia for “supporting the enemies of Israel”. In this interview on RT, he launches an extraordinary attack on Russia threatening revenge.

Aren't Russians already paying the price anyway?

🔴 Hamas's Military spox in a voice message tonight:

- This war has started in Gaza and has expanded (e.g. Lebanon)

- We promise the enemy they they will pay dearly for their crimes. We won't let the crimes pass nor will, nor will other resistance factions

- The US help for Israel wont be enough to save it, and no power in this world can eliminate us for good

- We are ready for a long battle and know when to strike and how to fight.

- We call on people in our nation to support and protect their holy places

Footage of an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon today.

Reports allege it was a chicken farm.

The Pentagon plans to send Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that had been designated for Ukraine from U.S. emergency stocks several months ago. (Axios)

🚨 Israel took hostage about 6 journalists and 3 Lebanese civilians near the border area at Al-Abad military site.

The Lebanese army is negotiating with the UN for their release.

📝 Observation: The Israeli army is not interested in a ground invasion in Gaza and is hoping they can find and kill Hamas's leadership in a few days or weeks and use that to declare victory and then keep the war ongoing on very low intensity until they negotiate a release of hostages.

They would release women and children first for many Palestinian prisoners, then take way longer to release the security prisoners for the remaining hostages

If they fail to do that, they will be forced into the ground invasion.

On the other hand, the Israeli army's non-air force related branches displayed weakness and fragility. Less than two weeks into a war they are only engaging with from air, and the US had to send ammo, rockets, vehicles, and air defence weapons. This won't bode well in a long intensity war on other fronts.

The UN rescued the 6 foreign journalists and 3 civilians back into Lebanon.

Unfortunately it seems there was one critically injured dead Lebanese. He was not identified yet.