The IDF spokesperson announced on Thursday afternoon that fighter jets carried out a targeted airstrike in Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut. “Details to follow,” the statement said.

Israeli media reports say that the target of the attempted elimination is the head of Hezbollah’s aerial forces

Footage captured the impact of an explosive-laden drone that hit Eilat this evening, causing damage at the port and lightly injuring two civilians. The attack, carried out by the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq, involved two drones. One was intercepted by an Israeli Navy Sa’ar 5-class corvette, while the second drone successfully struck the port. The injured civilians did not require hospitalization.

In the Eilat area, interceptor missiles have reportedly been launched in response to a potential threat. Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration are currently sounding throughout the city as security forces remain on high alert. Further details on the situation are developing.

An IDF strike on a home in Lebanon today shows the massive secondary explosions due to missiles and rockets stored inside the home.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I cannot detail everything we are doing, but I can tell you one thing: we are determined to return our northern residents safely to their homes. We are delivering blows to Hezbollah that they could not have imagined. We are doing this with strength, we are doing this with strategy. One thing I promise you—we will not rest until they are home.”

Lebanon Health Minister Firass Abiad says at least 51 people have been killed and 223 wounded in Israeli air raids so far on Wednesday. Abiad gave the figures during a news conference in Beirut. YWN notes that these numbers do not differentiate between civilians and Hezbollah terrorists.

IDF fighter jets have struck 60 terrorist targets belonging to Hezbollah’s intelligence directorate. The strikes destroyed intelligence-gathering tools, command centers, and additional infrastructure used by the enemy to build an intelligence situational assessment.

The White House has said that a missile launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon at Tel Aviv in Israel was “deeply concerning” to the United States, but that a diplomatic offramp remains to avoid “all-out war”. “It’s certainly deeply concerning, obviously to the Israelis, of course, but also to us,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told CNN. “There is still time and space for a diplomatic solution here to de-escalate the tensions and to prevent an all-out war.”

After several days of intense Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh, remnants of a heavy munition have been discovered in the rubble of a targeted home. The appearance of the fragments suggests that the weapon may be a variant of the “Fateh-110,” a short-range ballistic missile. The discovery comes after a series of Israeli strikes aimed at Hezbollah positions in the region, intensifying the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon. Authorities are investigating the fragments to confirm their origin and type.