Hezbollah deploys drones in a first, targets 19 Israeli sites at once
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The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon says the drones were carrying large amounts of explosives and hit their targets successfully.
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Hezbollah Resistance fighters displaying a drone launcher and a rocket system during a public training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023 (AP)
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon Hezbollah announced for the first time in the ongoing confrontations that it had used drones to target an Israeli military base near the Lebanese border.
In an operation on Thursday, the Resistance group announced it had targeted the headquarters of the Israeli Zebdine barracks in occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with two UAVs carrying a heavy load of explosives, confirming direct hits.
Following the Zebdine operation, sources informed Al Mayadeen that Israeli helicopters were seen landing at the targeted sites and started evacuating a significant number of casualties.
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The drone attack came as part of a wide-scale operation carried out by Hezbollah, during which 19 Israeli military bases and outposts were targeted simultaneously, the Resistance said in a statement, noting that guided missiles, rockets, artillery shells, and the newly introduced drones were used.
هاجم مجاهدو #المقاومة_الإسلامية بعد ظهر اليوم مقر قيادة كتيبة الاحتلال في ثكنة زبدين في مزارع شبعا اللبنانية المحتلة بواسطة مسيرتين إنقضاضيتين هجوميتين مليئتين بكمية كبيرة من المتفجرات وأصابتا أهدافهما بدقة عالية داخل الثكنة المذكورة. #لبنان #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/9JFHwawkw8
— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) November 2, 2023
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that dozens of rockets were fired toward northern occupied Palestine in under an hour, with one missile striking the central street of "Kiryat Shmona" and leading to the injury of two settlers.
Footage shows the aftermath of a missile that targeted "Kiryat Shmona", according to Israeli media.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 2, 2023
Settlers in "Kiryat Shmona" and al-Jalil were asked to remain in shelters over suspicion that a drone infiltrated occupied #Palestine from #Lebanon's side. pic.twitter.com/Dc2ewxnGRw
The operation was later claimed by Hamas' al-Qassam - Lebanon, who announced that they targeted the settlements in north Palestine with 12 rockets in response to the ongoing Israeli massacres in Gaza.
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فيديو يُظهر سقوط صاروخ في كريات شمونة بحسب وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية.#الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى #فلسطين #غزة #لبنان pic.twitter.com/mueQRqrp0P
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) November 2, 2023
Earlier today, the Islamic Resistance also announced successfully targeting spy and surveillance hardware in the Israeli al-Abbad military base using appropriate weapons.
On the other hand, our corresponded reported that Israeli occupation warplanes and artillery units conducted several strikes on different areas in south Lebanon, including Naqoura, the outskirts of Tayr Harfa, Aitaroun, and Halta, among other towns and villages.
Hezbollah and other Resistance factions have intensified their operations against Israeli occupation military bases along the Lebanese-Palestinian border and occupied Lebanese territories. These operations come in support of Gaza and its Resistance, who are currently confronting a brutal Israeli bombardment and invasion, which has so far resulted in over 9,000 martyrs in the Strip, most of whom are women and children.
Read more: In numbers, Israeli losses on northern front against Resistance
