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- On August 24, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 4 – in Idlib province, 1 – in Latakia province;
- On August 23, US drones assassinated Abu-Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, one of the senior field commanders of Hurras al-Din in the Ehsim area of Idlib;
- On August 23, Israeli warplanes attacked three targets in Syria’s Homs and Hama provinces, in the village of Umm Haratayn, an SAA research center in Jabal Ma’arin and a base near Masyaf.
the israeli defense force has commenced “pre-emptive” attacks against hezbollah in lebanon.
israeli fighter jets can be heard roaring northward over tel aviv, as they move to bomb lebanon.
this is a developing story happening now: 10:35 pm 24 august 2024. updates to appear below . . . .
update 10:40 pm edt —
— as of now, the preemptive strikes appear to be conducted only by the air force. there is no evidence of israeli ground forces entering lebanon, yet
— ben gurion airport suspending flights right now, as strikes intensify in lebanon.
— idf spokesperson hagari on airstrikes against hezbollah that was preparing to fire rockets:
update 10:48 pm edt —
— prime minister netanyahu will convene the security cabinet at 7am local time (midnight et)
— idf claims it conducted strikes on “long range missiles” hezbollah prepared to launch at israel.
— over the last 48 hours, the u.s. and israel obtained intelligence that showed hezbollah was preparing to launch its attack imminently, israeli and u.s. officials say.