Israel engaged a large number of incoming rockets and drones on Sunday morning that were fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following a preemptive series of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions that were preparing to fire on Israel.
Alerts were issued for numerous areas in northern Israel, including Shlomy, Arab al-Aramshe, Betzet, Avdon, Neveh Ziv, Manot, Metzuba, Eilon, Hanita, Idmit, Yaara, Goren, and more.
Footage of the Iron Dome being activated quickly circulated on social media:
🛑BREAKING: In a self-defense act to remove Hezbollah’s threat, the IDF is striking targets in south Lebanon, from which the Iranian-backed Lebanese terror organization was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians.
Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks are targeting… pic.twitter.com/BtuUAqtgsv
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) August 25, 2024
Footage from the Western Galilee shows the…