Lebanon Under Siege: Israeli PM Vows to Intensify Airstrikes Amid Escalating Tensions

In relation to the ceasefire between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Shiite Islamic organization Hezbollah, which the United States and others are calling for, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he would continue to attack Hezbollah with all his might ahead of his speech to the United Nations General Assembly scheduled for the 27th.

On the 26th, the Israeli military announced that it had launched an airstrike on a Hezbollah stronghold on the border between Lebanon and Syria, claiming that it was being used to transport weapons, and that it had killed a Hezbollah executive by conducting an airstrike on the capital Beirut.

In addition, Israel emphasized that it is preparing for ground operations, such as announcing that training for ground operations has been completed in the border area with Lebanon in northern Israel.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah also announced that it had fired rockets at a military company in northern Israel, and the two sides are continuing to fight.

While the Israeli military is mentioning the possibility of a ground operation against Lebanon, the United States, Japan, and France issued a joint statement on the 25th, urging a 21-day ceasefire on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who arrived in New York on the 26th to attend the United Nations General Assembly, said regarding the airstrike on Lebanon, “Our policy is clear,” and “We will attack Hezbollah with all our might.”

He also emphasized that the attacks will continue, even as the international community calls for a ceasefire, “until our goals are fully achieved and, above all, until the people of northern Israel can safely return home from their shelters.” .