Iran

Israel is “not prepared to accept the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria which is directed against us."

An arsenal of Iranian Fajr-5 missiles was reportedly being stored in at least one of the weapons warehouses..

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday welcomed President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying the US military presence in the Middle East fuels insecurity in the region.

Thank you, General Mattis, you are an honorable man and we're so glad we didn't have to get into a fight with you over the boundaries of our homeland.

Even verification of the existence of the cross-border attack tunnels infiltrating Israeli territory -- a direction violation -- was insufficient.

President Trump is, in effect, ceding Syria, the Kurds, and, eventually, Iraq, to Russia and Iran. And he did it without consulting anyone in the Pentagon.

"Iran will step up activity in Southern Syria, which ... could lead to a new and far deadlier Israel-Hezbollah war."

"If Hezbollah will have the arrogance to attack Israel, we will bury it in the rubble of Lebanon."

"As long as the Golan Heights are perceived as being ‘in play’ as part of the ‘occupied territories,’ the illusion that it might someday be captured by Syrian or Iranian forces is perpetuated."

"The time has come for the Security Council to act using all means against the Hezbollah terror infrastructure."

"I estimate that Hezbollah understands that we are well prepared for any attempt on its part to respond."

Israel's response to a Hezbollah offensive, the spokesman warned, would target the southern Beirut suburbs of Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold that was attacked by Israel during the 2006 war.

It's also the sound that helped the IDF catch them before any Israeli civilians were killed, as Hezbollah intended.

The alleged attack was later reported to be a false alarm.

Israel may preparing the foundations for a preventive strike against the terror group which has amassed an estimated 150,000 rockets at Israel's border.

Netanyahu asked the ambassadors to condemn the violation of Israeli sovereignty; they toured the area of the exposed tunnel.

Tehran blames the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel for backing these enemies of the regime in order to destabilize Iran.

While the operation has gotten off to a smooth start, the officer warned that the situation remains fragile.

A senior IDF officer also warned the tunnel exposed outside Metullah was to be used by Hezbollah to cut the town off from the rest of the country.

So far, IDF forces appear to have stuck to the Israeli side of the blue line, but it is conceivable that they'd be cutting in and out of Lebanese territory in their pursuit of Hezbollah tunnels.

"The Lebanese government must abide by its international commitments and fully implement the ... Security Council resolutions."

The IDF Chief of Staff called on Israelis to "feel safe, continue their daily routines and continue traveling to the north."

"We ... call upon Iran and its proxies to stop their provocative and dangerous actions." added US envoy Jason Greenblatt.

The prime minister added that Operation Northern Shield "will continue until the outcome is achieved."

The IDF believes Hezbollah has 120,000 short-range missiles and that Iran has been equipping them with GPS guides to improve accuracy.

Liberman, who was eager to make good on his public announcements about getting even with Gaza, felt that Netanyahu was making him look bad, manipulating his position to make it untenable.

Pompeo: "As we have been warning for some time, Iran’s missile testing and missile proliferation is growing."

The Boeing 747 belonged to Fars Air Qeshm Airlines, which is used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Israeli military forces were deployed to search the area for exploded or fallen ordnance.

Israeli media, meanwhile, claimed security officials were investigating a report that a projectile "may have" landed in the Golan Heights.