Israel officially announced its invasion of Lebanon

The Israeli army announced the start of a ground operation in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the military began several hours ago raids against targets and infrastructure of the Hezbollah group. This was stated on Tuesday, October 1, in a statement by the country’s Defense Army (IDF).

“Israel has launched limited, localized and targeted raids against targets of the radical Shiite group Hezbollah in the border area of ​​southern Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement.

According to the report, the IDF operates according to a methodological plan developed by the General Staff and the Northern Command, according to which soldiers have been training and preparing for the past months.

The Israeli air force and IDF artillery support the ground forces with precision strikes against military targets in the area.

Operation Northern Arrows will continue in accordance with the assessment of the situation and in parallel with military operations in the Gaza Strip and other areas.

According to Reuters, around midnight, powerful explosions rocked the southern outskirts of Beirut. Before this, Israel called on local residents to evacuate. The IDF also declared the area around the three border settlements a closed military zone. The Lebanese army has withdrawn from several positions on Israel’s southern border.

Earlier, an explosion was heard south of Beirut

Let’s recall that the head of the IDF Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, and the head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Major General Oded Basyuk, previously approved the plan for an offensive on Lebanese territory.