Hezbollah continues to pound Israeli troop gatherings, settlements

By Al Mayadeen English
21 Oct 2024 15:50

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon continues its operations against Israeli occupation forces attempting to infiltrate southern Lebanon, recurrently striking Israeli targets.

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Photo released by Hezbollah of a resistance fighter in combat, undated. (Islamic Resistance in Lebanon/Resistance Media)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced Monday a series of operations its fighters carried out against the Israeli occupation "in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people."

Hezbollah's operations ranged between rocket launches toward Israeli assembly points, targeting settlements, and repelling attempts by Israeli units to infiltrate Lebanese towns and villages.

The Islamic Resistance's operations up came as follows:

At 8:15 am, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the eastern outskirts of the town of Marjayoun with a large barrage of rockets.
At 8:30 am, Hezbollah targeted the Kil'aa barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan with a barrage of rockets.
At 9:15 am, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point for the second time in the eastern outskirts of the town of Marjayoun with a barrage of rockets.
At 9:30 am, Hezbollah shelled the Ma'alot-Tarshiha settlement with a barrage of rockets.
At 10:10 am, Hezbollah targeted Israeli occupation soldiers as they attempted to evacuate casualties at the eastern outskirts of the town of Marjayoun with a barrage of rockets.
At 10:50 am, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point for the third time in the eastern outskirts of the town of Marjayoun with a barrage of rockets.
At 12:15 pm, Hezbollah shelled an Israeli assembly point at the Kfar Kila crossing with artillery.
At 1:30 pm, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the Rb Thalathin–Odaisseh–Marjayoun triangle with a large barrage of rockets.
At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah targeted Camp 100 north of the Ayelet HaShahar settlement with a barrage of rockets.
At 2:10 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Karmiel settlement with a barrage of rockets.
At 2:50 pm, Hezbollah targeted the Israeli (2222) site in Jabal al-Sheikh with a barrage of rockets.

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Hezbollah intercepts Israeli Hermes 900 drone

On Sunday, Hezbollah conducted a series of coordinated rocket and artillery strikes targeting multiple Israeli military positions along the Lebanese border area with occupied Palestine. In addition, at dawn, the Islamic Resistance's Air Defense Unit intercepted an Israeli Hermes 900 drone and forced it to retreat from Lebanese airspace.

The Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli assembly point in Wadi Hounin, west of the Lebanese town of Odaisseh, with a barrage of rockets. Shortly before that, they launched a large barrage of rockets on the Filon military base in Rosh Pina, east of the occupied city of Safad.

Hezbollah continued its assault throughout the day, striking an Israeli assembly point on the eastern outskirts of Markaba, followed by another attack on Israeli forces stationed at the Fatima Gate in Kfar Kila using artillery shells.

In the early hours of Sunday, Hezbollah fighters targeted an Israeli assembly point at the Hounin barracks with a barrage of rockets, followed by a strike on another Israeli assembly point on the eastern perimeter of Markaba.

As the day progressed, the attacks intensified. Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets at an Israeli assembly point on the al-Qalaa hill in Blida, followed by two strikes targeting Israeli forces stationed at both the school and the old municipality of Markaba.

In addition to these targeted strikes, Hezbollah expanded its offensive with larger-scale rocket attacks on key Israeli military and civilian locations. Hezbollah launched an advanced rocket barrage on the city of Haifa, followed shortly by an attack on the Birya air defense base.