Israel calls up more troops to Lebanon, tells people not to gather in north
Israel's military has called up more troops to Lebanon, an Israeli security official said.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said Tuesday the military had called up an additional battalion to Lebanon, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had authorized more intensive strikes across Lebanon.
In recent weeks, Hezbollah has boasted that it is using new fiber-optic drones that Israeli troops have struggled to intercept, hitting Israeli troops in south Lebanon and north Israel.
Israel has updated its defensive guidelines in line with the recent developments in its northern areas, telling people not to gather in large numbers.
"What this requires of us now is to increase the blows, to increase the intensity. We will smite them hip and thigh," Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media Monday ahead of the strikes.
Source: Associated Press, Naharnet
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