A senior US government official said that Iran is on the verge of carrying out an “imminent” ballistic missile attack targeting Israel. This warning was issued on Tuesday (1/10), indicating “serious consequences” if this attack occurred.
The officer he spoke to news agency He stated anonymously that the United States actively supports Israel’s defensive measures.
This warning comes after the Israeli army asked residents to evacuate about twenty Lebanese towns near the border, just hours after announcing what it described as limited ground operations against Hezbollah.
Israeli army attacks
On Monday night (30 Brazil time), the Israeli army announced that its forces had begun “selective ground incursions” into several cities in southern Lebanon. Before that, it was announced that three sites on the northern border were classified as “closed military areas.”
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the Israeli air strikes carried out on Monday killed 95 people.
Despite the major blow suffered by Hezbollah with the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in a bombing last Friday on the outskirts of Beirut, Israeli officials have warned that the fight against the movement allied with Iran, which is one of Hezbollah’s main opponents in Israel, is still far from over. .
He informed a Lebanese security representative Agence France-Presse On Monday night, Israel carried out at least six bombings in the southern suburb of Beirut, which is considered a Hezbollah stronghold.
*With information from Agência Estado and Agence France-Presse
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