Israel has reportedly neutralized long-range rocket launchers that were set to target Tel Aviv, according to Western intelligence sources cited by The New York Times, shortly before a massive rocket barrage by Hezbollah on northern Israel.
A Western source quoted in the Times revealed that Israel conducted a preemptive strike against rocket launchers intended to fire at Israeli territory at 5 a.m., with Tel Aviv as the primary target. The sources confirmed that the launchers were successfully destroyed.
Video: IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari speaks about the operation / Credit: IDF
These accounts corroborate videos that circulated overnight in Lebanon, depicting an air force operation accompanied by explosions and secondary blasts, likely resulting from the destruction of military hardware.
