Tensions in the Middle East has escalated after Israel launched a series of “pre-emptive” strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday after 320 missiles and drones were fired at Israeli military bases.
The Iranian backed militant group Hezbollah who are based in southern Lebanon launched a “large number of drones” into Israel in response to Tel Aviv killing one of their commanders in Beirut last month.
There are fears of a regional war in the Middle East and the British government are urging all sides not to escalate tensions any further.
The British Foreign Office has warned Britons on Sunday a “do not travel” advisory to Israel, the West Bank and areas in or near to Gaza as tensions have escalated.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah on Sunday that airstrikes on Lebanon is far from “the end of the story.”
Netanyahu said following thepre-emptive strikes, “Hezbollah tried to attack the State of Israel with rockets and drones. We instructed the IDF to carry out a powerful, preemptive strike to eliminate the threat.
“The IDF destroyed thousands of short-range rockets, and all of them were aimed at harming our citizens and our forces in the Galilee.
In addition, the IDF intercepted all the drones that Hezbollah launched at strategic targets in the center of the country.”
“Israel is hitting Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows. Three weeks ago we eliminated its chief of staff [Fouad Shukr].
Today we foiled its attack plan. [Hezbollah’s Hassan] Nasrallah in Beirut and [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei in Tehran should know that this is another step on the path to changing the situation in the north and returning our residents safely to their homes.”
