Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Lebanese Shia Movement Hezbollah Says Shelled Israeli Positions 19 Times in Two Days

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah said it had fired at Israeli military positions 19 times over the past two days. The movement said in a statement that Hezbollah fighters struck Israeli military positions ten times on Wednesday and nine times on Thursday.
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On Thursday, Hezbollah said it fired 200 rockets at three Israeli headquarters in northern Israel. The movement later said it attacked seven Israeli headquarters and bases with drones.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that Hezbollah fired about 200 rockets into the north of the country during the attack, some of which were intercepted by the IDF's air defenses and air force.
Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel Approves Operational Plans for Offensive in Lebanon
The IDF said, on June 18, Israel approved and validated operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said later that Israel was "very close" to a decision to "change the rules" against Hezbollah and Lebanon, and threatened to destroy the movement "in an all-out war" and "severely hit" Lebanon.
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said, on June 19, that the movement could invade northern Israel if the confrontation intensifies further.
The situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border worsened after the start of Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. The Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters daily fire at each other's positions in areas along the border.