Hezbollah downs 4th Hermes UAV in a week, destroys 5 Merkavas in 1 day

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Military Media + Israeli media
23 Oct 2024 00:55
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A total of 36 operations were announced by Hezbollah on Tuesday, where a flurry of Israeli military targets were pounded, resulting in at least five military casualties.

Footage captured by a camera installed on a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) shows the moment an Israeli Merkava tank came onto the crosshairs of the ATGM operator, opposite the town of Yarine, on July 18, 2024. (Islamic Resistance in Lebanon/Military Media)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah conducted dozens of operations on Tuesday, targeting invading Israeli occupation forces and Israeli military sites deep into occupied territories.

These operations come in defense of Lebanon, as well as in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance and in response to Israeli crimes against civilians.

The Israeli military command announced the death of two of its troops as a result of confrontations near the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

A soldier from the 91st Division's 7338th Reserve Artillery Brigade's 508th Battalion was killed near Neot Mordechai, due to rockets fired from Lebanon. Three other reservists from the same battalion were seriously injured as a result of rockets impacting their area of operation.

In another battle, the deputy commander of the 9308th Battalion, which is subordinate to the 146th Division's 228th Reserve Infantry Brigade, Major Aviram Hariv, was killed in southern Lebanon.

In a similar context, Israeli media reported that Ziv Medical Center in Safad, located in northern occupied Palestine, received 14 injured Israeli troops on Tuesday alone.

4th Hermes UAV downed, 5 Merkavas destroyed on Tuesday

Among the 36 operations announced by Hezbollah's Military Media Unit, the Resistance said its air defense units shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle over the town of Jibchit, at 5:40 pm (local time), adding that the UAV could be seen spiraling down to the ground as it went up in flames.

At the same time, Hezbollah's air defense units fired a surface-to-air missile at another Hermes 450, this time flying over the al-Iqlim area, forcing it out of Lebanese airspace.

In total, Hezbollah's air defenses have downed four Israeli Hermes-type drones, including the advanced Hermes 900 UAV, since October 15, 2024.

Hezbollah also released four statements on Tuesday, detailing the destruction of six Israeli Merkava tanks near the border.

Five of the tanks were destroyed by Hezbollah's anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), including one destroyed in the border village of Rub al-Thalathin on Monday.

Another tank was destroyed by Hezbollah fighters between Rub al-Thalathin and al-Taybeh on Tuesday, however, the Resistance did not specify the mode via which it was targeted.

The rest of the tanks were destroyed on the outskirts of Odeissah and al-Taybe, as well as in Misgav Am.

As of 5:30 pm, Hezbollah had destroyed a total of 26 Israeli Merkava tanks since the start of the ground aggression on southern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.

Hezbollah's operation on October 22, 2024

Hezbollah struck the Nirit area in Tel Aviv with precision-guided rockets.
Hezbollah pounded the Stella Maris naval base in northwestern Haifa with a salvo of precision-guided rockets.
At 7:50 am, Hezbollah fired a barrage of precision-guided rockets at the headquarters of Unit 8200 in the Glilot base, located in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
At 9:30 am, Hezbollah fired an ATGM at a Merkava tank, located between Rub Thalathin and al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted the Kiryat Shmona city settlement with a barrage of rockets.
At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh with an ATGM, setting it ablaze.
At 11:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker, west of the town of Odaisseh, with a salvo of rockets.
At noon, Hezbollah targeted, for the second time, a grouping of Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker with a salvo of rockets.
At the same time, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at Israeli troops positioned at the al-Baghdadi military site.
At 1:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted, for the third time, a grouping of Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker, with a salvo of rockets.
Concurrently, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an infantry force, positioned between Odaissah and al-Taybeh, dealing a direct hit to the intended targets.
Moreover, another Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh was destroyed and its crew members were killed and injured after Hezbollah fighters targeted the vehicle with an ATGM.
At 1:10 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Hatzor settlement with a salvo of rockets.
At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Beit HaEmek settlement with a salvo of rockets.
At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of Israeli troops to the east of Ayta al-Shaab.
At 2:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an Israeli Merkava tank positioned on the outskirts of al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing and injuring its crewmembers.
At 2:10 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at Israeli occupation troops positioned in an area between Zar'it, Ayta al-Shaab, and Khallet Wardeh with a salvo of rockets.
At 3:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an Israeli tank positioned in Misgav Am, opposite the town of Odaissah, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
At 4:15 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at Israeli troops positioned on the outskirts of the town of Markaba.
30 minutes later, another salvo of rockets was fired at the troops in the same area.
At 4:45, a second Israeli Merkava tank in Misgav Am was destroyed and its crew members were killed and injured after Hezbollah fighters targeted it with an ATGM.
At 5:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at Israeli troops in Misgav Am.
Simultaneously, a salvo of rockets was fired at the eastern outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh, targeting a grouping of soldiers.
At 5:40 pm, Hezbollah said its air defenses downed a Hermes 450 drone over Jibchit.
At the same time, a surface-to-air missile was fired at another Hermes 450 drone over the al-Iqlim area, forcing it to withdraw from Lebanese air space.
Hezbollah fighters also fired a salvo of rockets at the She'ar Yashuv settlement.
At 6:15, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at the Karmiel city settlement.
At 6:55 pm, Hezbollah fired a swarm of drones at the Eliakim base, located 50 km away from the border. The drones hit their targets with precision.
At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at the al-Malikiyah military site while Israeli forces in the area were on the move after close monitoring.
At 10:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of Israeli troops in the Manara settlement.
At 11:00 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at the city settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
At 11:59 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of Israeli troops in Misgav Am.

It is worth noting that a swarm of drones was reportedly spotted over coastal areas in northern occupied Palestine, before sirens began to sound from one settlement to the other, reaching Sha'ar Menashe, to the northeast of Netanya, 66 km away from the border.

Furthermore, the drones flew over several districts in occupied Palestine for a period of at least 40 minutes. Reports indicate that one drone struck the Menashe Brigade headquarters, as the Israeli military command said its fighter jets and helicopters were unable to locate or down the drone, which they lost track of.

The Military Media Unit also released footage of the precise strike the Resistance executed against the Stella Maris military site.

Footage released by the Islamic Resistance in #Lebanon shows the strike on "Israel's" "Stella Maris" military base in northwest occupied Haifa, in which "Nasr 2" missiles were deployed. pic.twitter.com/4aoJjRU2Lr
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 22, 2024

Follow up on operations conducted on October 21, 2024

Hezbollah also released the following list of operations that were conducted on Monday and announced on Tuesday, added to 22 other operations conducted and announced on Monday,

At 6:15 pm, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the Aqaba hill in Rub al-Thalathin, via an ATGM, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
At the same time, a salvo of rockets was fired at the Karmiel city settlement.
At 8:22 pm, Hezbollah fighters confronted an Israeli infantry force, attempting to infiltrate the outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh. Several Israeli troops were wounded in the ambush, pushing the Israeli force to request armored reinforcements. As the armored vehicles arrived at the scene of engagement, Hezbollah fighters confronted them, forcing the Israeli troops and vehicles to withdraw. As the force withdrew from the area, Hezbollah forces shelled the withdrawing forces, dealing direct hits among them.
At 8:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters shelled Israeli forces positioned in Misgav Am, opposite the towns of al-Taybeh and Odeissah, with a salvo of rockets.
At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of Israeli troops, positioned on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh.
Hezbollah also fired a salvo of its precision-guided rocket artillery weapons at the Israeli TAA Military Industries Company in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.