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.  

Lebanese media are reporting that an Israeli airstrike has targeted an area between the coastal towns of Jiyeh and Saadiyat, located south of Beirut. Local outlets have shared footage that allegedly shows the aftermath of the strike.  

The IDF reported that a drone launched from Lebanon earlier this evening caused minor damage and ignited a fire near Atlit, a coastal town south of Haifa. Hezbollah claimed responsibility, stating it had sent multiple explosive-laden drones targeting the Israeli Navy’s Atlit base, home to the Shayetet 13 commando unit. According to the IDF, three drones were involved in the attack, with two being successfully intercepted by air defense systems. The third drone struck near Atlit, resulting in a small fire and slight damage. The fire was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

Another clip released by the IDF shows an airstrike on a home where a rocket launcher was hidden.

The IDF releases footage showing the airstrike in Beirut that killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, the commander of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile division.