BEIRUT, Jun 9 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah raised its military readiness in all its deployment areas on Friday, in anticipation of any military escalation, following repeated Israeli threats, Lebanese military sources said.
Hezbollah’s step came, a day after Commander of the Northern Command of the Zionist army, Ori Gordin, announced the completion of deployment for a major attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The military sources, who spoke anonymously, said that, Hezbollah had placed its members and leaders on maximum alert, along the borderline in southern Lebanon and in the remote rear areas as well, especially the Baalbek region in eastern Lebanon.
The sources added that, Israeli warplanes carried out seven airstrikes in southern Lebanon during the dawn and morning hours on Friday.
In a statement, Hezbollah said, it fired air defence missiles “at the enemy warplanes that were attacking our skies and broke the sound barrier in an attempt to terrify the children, which forced them to retreat to behind the borders.”
Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct 8, last year, following a barrage of rockets, launched by the Hezbollah towards Israel, in solidarity with Hamas.– NNN-NNA
