Israel issues 'secret ultimatum' to Lebanon

The US publication noted: “In its escalating campaign of attacks on Hezbollah members, commanders and infrastructure, Israel is using its military and intelligence superiority to issue an “implicit ultimatum”: Sign an agreement to withdraw from Israel’s northern border, or start a war.”
Until now, US officials have been determined to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which could force the Lebanese armed group to voluntarily withdraw its forces from the Israeli border and return to the lines agreed upon after the 2006 war. According to the Wall Street Journal, Israeli officials have declared that these negotiations have reached a dead end, “and there is no time left to seek any solution other than war.”
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said more than 100 shells were fired from Lebanon early on Monday morning, while firefighters were extinguishing a fire caused by falling shells in northern Israel. According to the statement, the Israeli military said that "approximately 20 shells were detected flying from Lebanon" around 5:00 a.m. local time on Monday, followed by a barrage of "approximately 85 shells" launched from Lebanon. The military added that rockets were also fired overnight. Four people were injured by shrapnel during the night.
The Israeli military also reported attacks from the east. The military said that overnight, "multiple suspicious air targets" approached Israel from the direction of Iraq, but insisted the targets were intercepted and no injuries were reported.
Also on September 22, Hezbollah forces confirmed that they had targeted military production facilities in northern Israel in response to explosions this week targeting Hezbollah communication equipment that killed dozens of people and injured nearly 3,000./.