Israel launches preemptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon, IDF says

Tel Aviv airdrome closes, officials say

JERUSALEM -- Israel launched a preemptive onslaught connected Hezbollah successful Lebanon, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said successful a video connected X.

"A abbreviated portion ago, the IDF identified the Hezbollah violent enactment preparing to occurrence missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory," Hagari said.

"In a self-defense enactment to region these threats, the IDF is striking panic targets successful Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was readying to motorboat their attacks connected Israeli civilians," Hagari continued.

Lebanese media reported strikes successful the country's southbound without instantly providing much details. Social media footage showed what appeared to beryllium strikes successful confederate Lebanon.

Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport has temporarily closed Sunday morning, officials said.

"Due to the information situation, the departures this greeting from Tel Aviv volition beryllium delayed, and volition not instrumentality disconnected successful the adjacent fewer hours. Flights en way to Israel volition beryllium directed to onshore astatine alternate airports successful the region," Israel Airports Authority said successful a statement.

Fears person been precocious successful caller weeks that the Israel-Hamas warfare successful the Gaza Strip could escalate into a determination struggle aft an Israeli onslaught killed a elder Hezbollah commandant and a suspected Israeli assassination cognition successful Iran killed Hamas person Ismail Haniyeh.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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