Operation Roaring Lion: Day 4
Israel-US attacks continue in Iran; IDF enters southern Lebanon
Updates
“The positive scenario is regime change in Iran and a short war”
From the moment Israel launched its strike on Iran on Saturday morning, the local capital market shifted into a state of heightened alert, focused on how the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange would respond to a second war with Iran in less than nine months.
When trading opened on Monday on Ahuzat Bayit Street, screens flashed bright green. Investors appeared to be betting that the conflict could ultimately strengthen Israel’s strategic and economic position.
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IDF launches ground operations in southern Lebanon
The IDF said Tuesday that ground forces have launched what it described as “forward defensive operations” in southern Lebanon, taking control of several positions just across the border as part of a broader effort to protect northern Israeli communities amid the war with Iran.
Attack in Lebanon.
(Photo: IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)
In a statement, the military said troops from the 91st Division are operating south of the Litani River under a strategy it called “deepening forward defense,” aimed at creating an additional security buffer for residents of northern Israel.
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