📰 Quoting Israeli media, the IDF confirms the attack on Hurfeish, saying that several "projectiles" launched from Lebanon struck the area.

The IDF says it is investigating why sirens did not sound amid the attack.

According to initial assessments, at least one explosive-laden drone hit the area, wounding 20 people.

The Israeli army was stationed in a children playground, where they set a base there.

Hurfeish is Druze majority village located some 3-5 kilometers from the Lebanon border.

The Druze community there is pro-Israel, and in a submissive relationship with Jews. Video shows the mayor Anwar Amro asking people not to come to the site of the attack.

☠️ The deputy of the commando unit that attempted to infiltrate Gaza in 2018 and was killed, Mahmoud Kheireddine, is from this Druze village.

Many other Druze soldiers killed in Gaza and Jerusalem are from this village.

Hurfeish has for long offered its children to serve the Jewish state in the ranks of the army.

⭕ Hezbullah officially takes credit for the attack

The resistance announced that in response to the ongoing Israeli assassinations in Lebanon, notably yesterday's drone strike in Al-Naqoura, they have attacked:

☠️ With a swarm of suicide drones a new Israeli army base south of koush settlement.

The attack resulted in deaths and injuries of soldiers.

🗣️ Head of the Israeli opposition Yair Lapid:

The desperate loser Israeli government blames me over the maritime deal with Lebanon. I think they forgot that the deal was at sea.

📝 He is highlighting the Israeli failure on land against Hezbullah

📰 The Israeli war cabinet will meet tomorrow at 8.00 pm, to discuss the situation in Lebanon.

This will be followed by a meeting with the security cabinet at 9.00 pm.

🇮🇱 Israeli president says time has come to take action to protect the Israelis in the north, and when time comes, they will do it even if alone without anyone's support.

📰 War in Lebanon from a real Israeli viewpoint

A thread by an Israeli with deep knowledge about the Israeli army and it's movement.

This thread talks about the ongoing preparations and the future ones for a war in Lebanon and what are the possible available options.

By : Gaza War Tracker on X

As is well-known, Israel intends to invade Southern Lebanon around August this year (+/- 1 month) in order to take over all territory up to the Litani river and stop Hezbullah's rocket attacks into the North of the country.

This invasion will likely consist of 12 brigades structured in 3 divisions:

146th Division:
- 205th Reserve Armored Brigade*
- Carmeli Reserve Brigade
- 226th Reserve Brigade*
- 228th Reserve Brigade*

36th Armored Division:
- 188th Armored Brigade**
- Golani Brigade**
- Kiryati Reserve Armored Brigade
- Etzioni Reserve Brigade**

98th Division:
- 7th Armored Brigade
- 35th Brigade
- Commando Brigade
- 551st Reserve Brigade**

* = Has completed exercises preparing it for the invasion of Lebanon, this brigade was selected by Command to be specifically saved up for the invasion

** = Has completed exercises preparing it for the invasion of Lebanon

🗞️ As you can see, most of them have already been prepared for the invasion while they were deployed on the northern border, but only 3 of them are currently in position:

- 551st Brigade is under the 146th Division in the Western Galilee
- 36th and 188th Brigades have been taken apart and all their battalions were given to the 3 territorial brigades guarding the Lebanese border.

Total amount of combat soldiers = ~18k, around twice as many as entered Lebanon in 2006.

[Photo of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon in 2006]

🪖War in Lebanon is not currently imminent, because most of the required brigades are elsewhere

- 7th, 35th and Commando Brigades are busy in and around Gaza, and have neither been moved north yet nor been prepared for the invasion.

- Carmeli Brigade is currently in Netzarim, but is expected to move north to replace 551 in the next few days. (Carmeli itself will be replaced by Alexandroni in Netzarim)

- 205, 226, 228, Kiryati and Etzioni aren’t mobilized.

I believe that it‘s not likely Lebanon will be invaded in the next 6 weeks, because that’s the minimum amount of time it will take to move everything north (I think it will be in August).

[Photo from Gaza]

⌛ The IDF has a short time to operate in Lebanon or lose

Once the invasion starts however, in my assessment, the IDF have to complete all objectives within less than 3 months (ideally within 50 days) or they are forced to withdraw.

This is because 60% of the invasion force has to be dismissed and demobilized once 3 months pass since they’re reservists, and it’s not possible to continue without them (the IDF simply don’t have enough regular forces by themselves, and can’t call up endless amounts of reservists to continue on regardless).

In Gaza, reserve brigades failed to stay operational beyond 65 days without rotation.

If the IDF manage to take the Litani line before this happens the war is won.

How does the Israeli army view the future?

36th Division will occupy Southern Lebanon, 162nd Division will occupy Netzarim and Philadelphi, and 98th Division will be used in raids into Gaza for the next 3 years.

🖼️ What exactly will happen and what is the non-delusional reality?

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the victorious Hezbullah, said a few years ago the below, foreshadowing:

"Your divisions will be destroyed, your brigades will be destroyed, your battalions will be dispersed, your tanks will be demolished, all this live on TV.

I promise you again, you will watch a live broadcast of the destruction of Israeli tanks, divisions and brigades if they enter southern Lebanon."

📑 Hezbullah released previously a video mocking the exhausted Israeli army and its threats to Lebanon.

The video is titled: “Hello and Welcome”

📷 Earlier, an Israeli attack targeted Aita al-Shaab and Duhayra village in south Lebanon.

🗞️ A clarification by a member of Hezbullah's military media

The Israeli army site that was targeted by the Islamic Resistance is located in the vicinity of the Elkush settlement (according to the resistance statement) and not in Hurfeish.

It is about 900 meters from Elkush (inhabited by Jewish immigrants from Yemen), and about 1,700 meters from Hurfeish (inhabited by Druze Arabs).

🇮🇱 Aharon Barak left his position as ad hoc judge for Israel in the ICJ case, citing personal reasons.

📹 Israeli jets flying over southern Lebanon at low altitudes, causing sonic booms and firing flares.

The booms were heard all the way to Tyre.

📹 Jets where as far as Al-Ghazieh near Sidon.

📹 Hezbullah released footage of its attack on 3 June on an important Israeli army Command & Control vehicle that specializes in warfare communication and control in Adather military base.

After the vehicle was attacked, the cabin that hosts the crew was attacked. In both, an Almas ATGM was used.

No casualties reported in the attack.

📹 Hezbullah released spectacular footage of its successful attack on an Iron Dome missile launcher, destroying it.

The Almas ATGM, a weapon that created an edge in this battle, thanks to the Iranian brothers.

⚠️ An Israeli airstrike is reported between Beit Yahoun and Kawneen.