Yoav Galad

After a night of unrest, with street fighting, fires, and clashes between protesters and police in its major cities, Israel is preparing to enter a new era following the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Galad by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israel announced that it conducted “precision targeted strikes”against Iran today in response to an Iranian attack on October 1, primarily targeting missile manufacturing facilities. Tehran, for its part, announced “limited damage.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held security consultations at the Defense Ministry Monday night to discuss the response of Israel to the armed attack by Hezbollah drone strike on Sunday and the retaliation in Iran.

Israel is entering Lebanon with its forces conducting quiet raids in the south of the country, using Hezbollah’s sophisticated network of underground tunnels to launch a ground assault on the terrorist group’s remaining strongholds.

Intense aerial bombardment by Israeli armed forces against Hezbollah killed at least 492 people in Lebanon on Monday, including 35 children, according to authorities in the country, which experienced its bloodiest day in nearly a year of border firefights alongside the war in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday (Sept. 19), following two days of explosions involving devices that escalated tensions in the Middle East, raising fears of an all-out war within the international community.

The Israeli government yesterday agreed to resume talks next Thursday, August 15, aimed at declaring a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and releasing hostages remaining in the hands of Hamas, following intervention by the mediating countries, the US, Egypt and Qatar, which warned the belligerents that “there is no time to waste nor excuse” for further delays.