Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has delayed a planned visit to Israel to an "unknown date" due to the escalating tensions in the north, according to Ynet.
This decision comes following the mass detonation of Hezbollah pagers and walkie talkies in Lebanon, killing around 40 terrorists and injuring thousands, hundreds of them seriously.
With IDF planes flying low over Beirut in a show of strength, Hezbollah leader is giving a defiant speech today (Thursday) acknowledging the blow suffered by his organization in the mass explosion of beepers and walkie talkies but refusing to give up military support for Hamas in Gaza.
In addressing the mass attack Tuesday and Wednesday, Nasrallah said that "we have undoubtedly suffered a great blow, an unprecedented blow in Lebanon and in the conflict with the enemy."
He said that the attack was meant to kill thousands in minutes without distinction and that "you can call this a declaration of war."
Despite all this, the Hezbollah leader remained defiant in favor of continuing the border war in support of Hamas in Gaza: "The Lebanese front will not stop until the war stops in Gaza. No matter what happens. We will not stop serving as a supporting front."