Cleared for publication: Hezbollah's target this morning was the Mossad and Military Intelligence base in northern Tel Aviv.

Hezbollah claims it achieved this objective.

The truth is that moments before the attack was to begin, Israeli aircraft swooped in and destroyed the Hezbollah launchers across southern Lebanon.

Dutch leader Geert Wilders.

Perhaps the only Western leader who is unconditionally standing with Israel.

Israel issues a stern warning to Hezbollah: Any attack on Tel Aviv will put Beirut in grave danger.

Of course, that could be just what Hezbollah wants, as the outbreak of full-scale war in Lebanon would put more pressure on Iran to fully enter the conflict against Israel.

Residents of northern Israel have expressed anger at the nation's leaders for taking such decisive preemptive action to thwart a Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv, but not doing the same to save their towns and communities in the Upper Galilee region.

Many towns and communities in Israel's northern border region are today empty and a large percentage of the homes destroyed by incessant Hezbollah rocket fire.

Israel’s Home Front Command has removed all additional restrictions and guidelines put in place earlier this morning.

In Tel Aviv a football match scheduled for this evening will proceed.

Heads of local communities in northern Israel are fuming over what they call “Operation Peace for Tel Aviv.”

Israel this morning took strong decisive action to protect Tel Aviv from enemy attack.

Meanwhile, northern Israel has suffered 10 months of incessant enemy rocket fire.

The Israel Navy vessel hit this morning was reportedly struck by friendly fire.

The IDF is investigating the possibility that an Iron Dome interceptor launched to take out an enemy drone malfunctioned and switched targets, hitting the navy boat instead.

Three Jews were wounded this afternoon during an attack by an Arab mob in Samaria.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: We fired over 300 rockets and drones at Israel this morning. None were intercepted, and all of our primary targets were hit. Reports of an Israel preemptive assault are lies.

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It looks like Hezbollah is trying to climb down from the tree, to back down after all their dramatic threats.

Nasrallah’s effort to obscure what really happened today is not surprising. But it also no longer works in the Internet age.

On Arab social media, Hezbollah is being mercilessly mocked for making grand threats, and then failing almost entirely to deliver.

Hamas has again rejected the Gaza ceasefire/hostage deal.

An IDF combat helicopter intercepts a Hezbollah drone this morning.

Hamas: The American administration is spreading false hope about an imminent Gaza ceasefire to serve their election campaign.

Israeli F-35s refuel in the skies over Lebanon early this morning.

Channel 14: In a span of just 25 minutes this morning, Israeli forces destroyed some 7,000 Hezbollah rockets at hundreds of sites in southern Lebanon.

Intelligence sources believe this represents 99% of what Hezbollah had been planning to launch at Israel this morning.

The preemptive Israeli strike also deprived Hezbollah of arms and capabilities it intended to use in future attacks.

This was supposed to be a day of "Allah's revenge" on Israel.

Instead, it was another Israeli victory.

Sirens in Rishon Letzion, just south of Tel Aviv.

Hamas claimed credit for firing a single rocket at the area from Gaza.

Iran’s foreign minister thanks Italy for reaching out, and confirms that the Islamic Republic still intends to attack Israel.

But, like Hezbollah, Iran appears to be climbing at least part way down the tree and will not carry out the kind of large scale assault it had threatened.

Israeli intelligence believes there is a possibility Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has abandoned the Gaza tunnels (which are under major assault by the IDF), and is now moving about Gaza disguised as a woman. (Arutz 7)