Hezbollah forces Israeli troops' withdrawal from Khiam, South Lebanon
Hezbollah's fighters continue defending their homeland and supporting the people of Gaza by confronting infiltrating Israeli forces and pounding several settlements and vital sites and bases.
The Israeli infantry force attacking the eastern neighborhood of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam over the past two days was forced to retreat and withdraw amid its failure to invade the town, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon reported.
The withdrawal began past midnight on Thursday, when the Israeli forces covered their tracks with around 40 white phosphorus projectiles and artillery shells, alongside a series of airstrikes.
Israeli artillery shelling was heavily focused on the northernmost area of the Khiam detention camp and the easternmost vicinity of the municipality, an axis of direct engagement and ground confrontations using the appropriate weapons, for about 15 consecutive hours.
On Friday, the Islamic Resistance announced that its fighters bombarded an Israeli troop gathering in southernmost Khiam with a barrage of advanced rockets.
In a series of blows to the Israeli occupation forces, the chief of the IOF Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, sustained injuries when his vehicle overturned during a tour along Lebanon's southern border.
This comes as the Lebanese Resistance valiantly confronts occupation soldiers and their attempts to invade South Lebanon, thwarting their plots and inflicting major damage on their units, including the destruction of their troop carriers, Merkava tanks, and bulldozers. At least 95 Israeli soldiers have been killed over the past month, while over 900 sustained injuries, Hezbollah confirmed.
Saturday's operations
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah - caught momentum during the early hours of Saturday, kickstarting its operations by hammering the Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200's Glilot Base in the Tel Aviv suburbs, using a salvo of advanced rockets. The base was targeted once again at 7:45 am with a one-way attack drone.
The operation, as declared by Hezbollah's military media, came as part of its Khaybar series of operations, as well as in defense of the people of Lebanon and their territories, and in support of Gaza and its resilient Resistance.
As part of the Khaybar series and under the call of "Labbayk Ya Nasrallah", the Islamic Resistance deployed a swarm of attack drones targeting the Palmachim Airbase, which houses a military research center and radar for the Hetz [Arrow] system, located in south Tel Aviv, confirming direct hits.
The Zvulun Military Industries Base north of Haifa was targeted twice over the course of two hours, with a barrage of advanced rockets first, then a missile salvo. Meanwhile, the Ramat David base and its airport were also targeted with a swarm of one-way drones, achieving direct hits.
The ELTA systems, an Israeli radar company that develops advanced defense and intelligence electronics, located in northeast Haifa, was also bombarded with a rocket salvo.
Additionally, the Islamic Resistance bombarded five settlements in Palestine's occupied north in accordance with the evacuation warnings issued against northern settlements.
The Yesud HaMa'ala, Dalton, Sha'al, Bar-Yohai (occupied al-Safsaf, north of Safad), and Birya (north of Safad) settlements came under attack after Hezbollah launched barrages of rockets toward each.
Israeli enemy soldiers were also directly targeted in Maroun al-Ras, Safad, Bar-Yohai, and al-Malikiyah.
Operations Overview
- At 2:30 am, the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the 8200 Military Intelligence Unit's Glilot base, in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, using a high-end rocket barrage.
- Hezbollah bombarded the Sha'al settlement with a missile barrage at an undated time.
- Lebanese Resistance fighters bombarded the Dalton settlement with a missile barrage at an undated time.
- The Yesud HaMa'ala settlement with a missile barrage.
- The Bar-Yohai settlement was bombarded with a missile barrage.
- Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the Birya settlement with a missile barrage.
- Hezbollah targeted, at 9:30 AM, the Krayot area north of Haifa with a missile barrage.
- The Islamic Resistance launched an aerial operation with a squadron of assault drones on Palmachim AirBase south of Tel Aviv at 11:15 am, accurately hitting its targets.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted the Zvulun Military Industries Base north of Haifa with an advanced rocket barrage at 11:05 am.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted, for the second time, Zvulun Military Industries Base north of Haifa with a missile barrage at 12:45 pm.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted an Israeli soldier gathering east of the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras with a missile barrage at 12:30 pm.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted an Israeli soldier gathering in the al-Malikiyah settlement with a missile barrage at 12:30 pm.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted an Israeli soldier gathering north of the occupied city of Safad with a rocket salvo at 12:30 pm.
- The Islamic Resistance targeted an Israeli soldier gathering in the Bar-Yohai settlement with a missile barrage at 12:30 pm.
- The Islamic Resistance bombarded the occupied city of Safad with a missile salvo at 1:30 pm.
- Hezbollah targeted the Ramat David base and its airport with a swarm of one-way drones, achieving direct hits.
- At 7:45 am, Hezbollah fighters deployed a one-way attack drone targeting the 8200 Military Intelligence Unit's Glilot base, achieving a direct hit.
- The Islamic Resistance bombarded Shraga base, north of Akka, with a swarm of one-way drones.
- At 2:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted the Misgav base's regional logistic regiment with a rocket salvo.
- At 2:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted the ELTA defense systems company, northeast Haifa, with a rocket salvo.
Non-stop alerts deafen the north
Meanwhile, Israeli Army Radio reported non-stop alerts amid a drone infiltration into vast regions in the occupied north for around 30 minutes, followed by alerts in Ramat David. Several warplanes were deployed to intercept the drones launched from Lebanon, with attempts still ongoing.
Three to four drones reportedly infiltrated occupied airspace, with several explosions sounding across various sites.
لحظة مرور مسيرة أطلقت من لبنان بجانب مروحية عسكرية إسرائيلية في أجواء مدينة عكا، دون تمكن الاحتلال من اعتراضها #الميادين #فلسطين_المحتلة #لبنان pic.twitter.com/pfBvvCijVT
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) November 2, 2024
Israel Hayom consequently reported a drone explosion inside a factory in the Achziv settlement, in the occupied Western Golan.
Hezbollah's operations have proven to be particularly destructive and lethal, with Israeli media reporting increasing concerns at the military level following several precise drone attacks carried out by the Resistance, including that on the Binyamina training camp, and the bullseye attack on Netanyahu's bedroom.
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