The Israeli army claims to have launched a pre-emptive strike against Lebanon

On August 25, according to the AXIOS website, the Israeli side said that the Israeli army launched a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Israeli and American intelligence agencies had expected Hezbollah to launch missile and drone attacks on Israel. "The Israeli army has confirmed that Hezbollah is preparing to launch a missile and rocket into Israeli territory. In response to these threats, the Israeli army is attacking terrorist targets in Lebanon," said Hajgari, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, in a statement.