Israel's defence minister Israel Kac present stated that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu had directed the military to accelerate the demolition of Lebanese houses in the "villages on the front line" to put an end to the threats to Israeli communities," the Times of Israel portaled.
The military was besides ordered to immediately destruct all bridges on the Litani River in the south of Lebanon, which, as Kac estimated, were utilized for ‘terrorist activities’, follows a message from the office of the head of the Defence Ministry.
Israel's defence Forces (IDF) had previously reported that 9 Hezbollah militants died Saturday in battles in the south of Lebanon. According to the IDF, militants were detected as they approached a branch of Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli military and Shin Bet, a service liable for counterintelligence and interior security, present quoted by the Israeli media, reported that a high-ranking Hamas militant Walid Mohammad Dib, liable for financing this organization, was killed in the Israeli attack in Lebanon last week.
The armed forces and Shin Bet consider that Dib was active in the transfer of funds to various Hamas departments in Lebanon, the West Bank and another locations, as well as "recruiting agents and directing terrorist activities from Syria and Lebanon".
On Thursday, the Lebanese Ministry of wellness published information indicating that over a 1000 people had already died in Israel's aggression against Lebanon.
APW, PAP
