Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari claimed on Tuesday that the militant group Hezbollah plans to use villages near the Lebanese border as “bases for an October 7-style attack on Israeli homes.” is making

The allegation came as the Israeli military said on Tuesday that heavy fighting was taking place with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which the IDF said was aimed at eliminating Hezbollah’s capabilities in Lebanon and restoring security in Israel’s north. Targeted operation.

The army issued a warning to citizens not to move their vehicles from the northern area to the southern area of ​​the Litani River. “This warning remains in effect until further notice,” the IDF said in a statement posted on X.

“Hezbollah Planned Attack on October 7”

In a recorded video statement, Hagari claimed that the Lebanese terrorist group “planned to attack Israel, attack Israeli communities and massacre innocent men, women and children. Named the project, ‘Conquering Galilee’.

“We will not allow October 7th to happen again on any of our borders,” he vowed, nearly a year after some 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists infiltrated Israel by land, air and sea. It killed nearly 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, mostly civilians, amid brutal acts and sexual assaults, fueling the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israel launched a ‘ground offensive’

Earlier, Israeli troops reportedly launched “targeted ground raids” in villages in southern Lebanon. A military statement said the airstrikes and artillery strikes targeted the militant group Hezbollah in villages near the border with Israel.

“The IDF launched limited, localized and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” Israel’s military said in a statement.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF would “follow a procedural plan drawn up by the General Staff and the Northern Command, which soldiers have trained and developed in recent months”.

The latest attacks come two days after the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday night. Israel has also carried out at least six strikes on south Beirut after the Israeli army ordered residents of the Hezbollah stronghold to evacuate, a Lebanese security official said.

‘The war is not over’: Israel

Despite international calls for de-escalation, Israel vowed to continue the war against Hezbollah. Israeli Defense Minister Yves Gallant had earlier warned that Israel’s military operation in Lebanon was “not over” even after an Israeli strike killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, a blow to the militant group. What a blow.

In his first televised speech since Nasrallah’s death, Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem vowed to continue his fight against Israel, signaling that the war was far from over. The group said in a statement that they “targeted” Israeli soldiers in gardens near the Lebanese border.