Israel launched massive strikes on Southern Lebanon. Lebanon says that this is the deadliest day since October 7 with at least 274 people dead and thousands fleeing to shelters.
Israel says that it has identified a Hezbollah plan for large-scale rocket attack and that it was targeting 800 Hezbollah targets. But at least 21 children and 39 women were reportedly killed in the process.
Meanwhile, CNN is reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an “ethnic cleansing” of Gaza. He said that this plan “makes sense,” adding “it is one of the plans being considered, but there are several others. We are committed to dismantling the civilian control of Hamas.”
An Israeli official reported this from a recent meeting but it’s hardly a secret that this has been Netanyahu’s plan all along. Anyone who is surprised by this has not been paying attention.
In related news, Israel says that it will investigate video of soldiers throwing the bodies of Palestinian men off of rooftops like trash from the West Bank. Warning before you click: the footage is very upsetting.
All news of this conflict is upsetting.
