Hizballah is preparing for a strike and the Israeli army is preparing

Israel has put its forces on high alert along the border with Lebanon and the Syrian Golan Heights, and two sources have reported that Hezbollah is preparing a "deliberate" strike against Israel.

The Israeli army has instructed its forces to refrain from traveling in the streets along the border with Lebanon without prior permission, and to change the pattern of regular military patrols so that these forces do not become an easy target for sniping or shelling.

The field moves reflect the IDF's anticipation of a possible Hezbollah attack in response to Israeli drone activity in Lebanon in recent days, two of which landed in Beirut's southern suburbs and bombed a third PFLP base.

The Israeli army sealed off parts of several streets near the border, redeployed to sensitive positions on the border and withdrew its soldiers from open checkpoints and roadblocks, most notably the permanent checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Ghajar at the Lebanese-Syrian border triangle.

The Israeli army reinforced its defensive means and the installation of the Iron Dome in areas in the upper Galilee and the Golan in anticipation of any missile attack, and intensified the activity of reconnaissance aircraft to collect intelligence and border control.

Thoughtful blow
In return, Reuters quoted two sources close to Hezbollah as saying that the group is preparing a "deliberate strike" against Israel so as not to lead to war.

"A deliberate reaction is now being arranged so that it does not lead to a war that neither Hezbollah nor Israel want," one said.

"Now it is a deliberate blow. But how to roll things down is a second issue. Wars are not always the result of logical decisions."

Earlier, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed an imminent response to Israel. "I say to the Israeli army on the border. From tonight, stand on the wall on a man and a half and wait. Two, three, four days. We waited, (because) what happened last night will not pass with us. It will not pass," he said.

In a sign of the gravity of the situation, the Supreme Council for Defense in Lebanon held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon chaired by President Michel Aoun.

The council affirmed "the right of the Lebanese to self-defense by all means against any
Aggression, and that national unity spent a weapon in the face of aggression. "

In its meeting, the Supreme Council of Defense presented "the repercussions of the Israeli attack on
The southern suburbs of Beirut dawn last Sunday, "according to a presidential statement.

Calm down, Nasrallah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Hezbollah leader to remain calm after warning of an imminent response to the downing of two Israeli warplanes in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

"I heard what Nasrallah said. I propose that he calm down. He knows very well that Israel knows how to defend itself and respond to its enemies," Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu also issued warnings to Lebanon and Iran's Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani, who said he aspired to destroy Israel.

Soleimani wrote on the tension "this is the latest flops Zionist entity" in response to Israel's bombing of sites in Syria and sending drones to Lebanon.

It is noteworthy that two Israeli reconnaissance planes had violated Lebanese airspace at dawn last Sunday over the southern suburbs of Beirut (the center of influence of Hezbollah).

An Israeli drone also bombed a military post of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in eastern Lebanon early Monday.