Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Tel Aviv is on the cusp of difficult days, calling on settlers to obey the instructions of the Home Front Command and be patient.

"I promised that we would change the balance of power in the north and that is exactly what we are doing," Netanyahu said in remarks from the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.

He continued: "We do not wait for the threat, but rather we anticipate it in every place and front."

The Israeli occupation army announced the start of carrying out large-scale raids on the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, targeting buildings and residential facilities in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of about 182 people, including children, women and ambulance personnel, and more than 727 wounded in the initial toll of the aggression on Lebanon since Monday morning.