Hezbollah intercept Israeli Hermes 450, pound northern military sites
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The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon continues pummeling Israeli sites across northern occupied Palestine amid the attempted invasion of southern Lebanon and numerous military failures.
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Hezbollah fighters launch Naser-2 missiles toward the Stella Maris naval base in northwest Haifa, occupied Palestine, October 22, 2024 (Islamic Resistance Military Media)
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah launched a series of significant military operations targeting various Israeli positions and military infrastructure, inflicting heavy damage on Israeli forces and equipment. These operations unfolded across multiple fronts and showcased the ever-evolving rather than dwindling capabilities of the resistance movement.
The Resistance fighters conducted several rocket and missile strikes targeting key military sites and settlements in occupied northern Palestine, including the Zvulun military-industrial base north of Haifa, along with strikes on the Karmiel, Kiryat Shmona, and Manara settlements. The occupied cities of Safad and Nahariya also came under intense fire, with large salvos of rockets causing widespread damage. A logistics base belonging to the Northern Command, known as St. Jean, located between Nahariya and Akka, was also hit by a major rocket barrage.
In addition to these strategic strikes, the Islamic Resistance carried out multiple assaults on Israeli groupings. Artillery and rocket barrages targeted concentrations of Israeli forces in the Manara and Misgav Am settlements, as well as the al-Malikiyah military site. Resistance fighters further targeted Israeli soldiers in the Aitaroun area with a combination of rockets and artillery shells, and similar attacks were launched at enemy forces advancing at the Odaisseh - Roub al-Thalathin - Taybeh triangle.
In Aita al-Shaab, Resistance fighters destroyed two Merkava tanks with guided missiles and other "appropriate weapons," setting the tanks on fire and causing casualties and injuries among their crews, as Israeli forces attempted to infiltrate Lebanese territory, with the Resistance responding decisively to halt their advance.
Hezbollah's military media confirmed that Resistance fighters also engaged Israeli occupation forces at point-blank range in the Aita al-Shaab area, using machine guns and rockets to inflict heavy losses on the Israeli occupation forces. Despite efforts by the Israeli military to provide tank support, the Resistance fighters managed to destroy an advancing Merkava tank, further complicating the Israeli offensive.
Operations overview
- At 02:30, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a rocket barrage.
- At 05:30, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Misgav Am settlement with a rocket barrage.
- At 10:00, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the city of Nahariya with a very large salvo of rockets.
- At 10:00, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Malakiya settlement with a large barrage of rockets.
- At 10:30, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the Zvulun military-industrial base, north of Haifa, with a rocket salvo.
- At 11:00, Islamic Resistance fighters launched a large salvo of rockets at the occupied city of Safad.
- At 11:30, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the Nesharim base southeast of Haifa with advanced missiles.
- At 12:00, Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers east of the town of Aitaroun with a rocket barrage and artillery shells.
- At 12:00, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers at the al-Malikiyyah site with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:00, Resistance fighters engaged Israeli occupation forces at point-blank range in Aita al-Shaab using various types of machine guns and rockets, destroying a Merkava tank and causing casualties and injuries among its crew.
- At 12:15, Lebanese Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Manara settlement with a rocket barrage.
- At 12:15, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the St. Jean base, a logistics base belonging to the Northern Command located between Nahariya and the occupied city of Akka, with a large rocket barrage.
- At 12:15, Resistance fighters targeted Israeli soldiers advancing at the Odeisseh - Roub al-Thalathin - Taybeh triangle with machine guns and rockets, forcing them to retreat.
- At 14:30, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Manara settlement with a barrage of rockets.
- At 15:20, Islamic Resistance fighters launched a rocket barrage targeting the Karmiel settlement.
- At 15:55, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank northwest of Odeisseh with a guided missile, resulting in its destruction and leaving its crew dead or wounded.
- At 16:00, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted another Merkava tank south of Odeisseh with a guided missile, setting it on fire and leaving its crew dead or wounded.
- At 16:30, the Islamic Resistance air defense units intercepted a Hermes 450 drone over the Shkeif area with a surface-to-air missile and forced it to leave Lebanese airspace.
- At 16:45, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers on the eastern outskirts of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
- At 16:45, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Misgav Am settlement with a barrage of rockets.
- In the afternoon, Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial attack with a squadron of assault drones on the Ramot Naftali barracks, striking their targets with precision.
- At 18:00, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the city of Safad with a barrage of rockets.
- At 19:00, the Islamic Resistance air defense units intercepted an Israeli warplane in the western sector with a surface-to-air missile and forced it to leave Lebanese airspace.
- At 21:00, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers east of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
- At 21:40, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers east of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
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