Daniel Hagari, the spokesman for Israel’s military, said Israeli fighter jets are attacking Lebanon to “proactively” remove a “threat” from Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reports.

“A short while ago, the [Israeli military] identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” he said.

“Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, towards Israeli territory,” he said, adding: “‌‏From right next to the homes of Lebanese civilians in the south of Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians. ‌‏We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating, to move out of harm’s way immediately for their own safety.”