Tag: Operation Northern Shield
Ahead of UNIFIL renewal, Israel escorts international delegation to Lebanon border
The Israeli Foreign Ministry and Israel Defense Forces on Friday escorted a delegation of 12 ambassadors, U.N. Security Council members and representatives from countries contributing to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on...
Israeli general: ‘If we are forced into war, we will exact a heavy price...
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue and intensify its covert and overt efforts to thwart Hezbollah’s attempts to undermine Israel’s security,” IDF OC Northern Command Maj. Gen. Amir Baram said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a...
UN confirms third Hezbollah tunnel into Israel, violating ceasefire agreement
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Thursday that a tunnel discovered by Israel earlier this year alongside the Lebanese-Israeli border, dug by the terrorist group Hezbollah, was the third violation...
Report: Hezbollah tunnel construction started before 2006 Lebanon war
Hezbollah began digging cross-border attack tunnels before the 2006 Second Lebanon War, as opposed to three or four years ago, as the Israel Defense Forces has said, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
The IDF declined...
Israel demands international action on Hezbollah tunnels
The Israeli government demanded international action on Hezbollah on Tuesday for building tunnels to infiltrate and launch attacks against Israel.
“These cross-border terror tunnels were built by Hezbollah with direct support and funding from Iran....