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Hezbollah makes al-Labbouneh the pitfall of Merkava tanks

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Military Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon + Al Mayadeen
  • 17 Oct 2024 15:05
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Hezbollah's Resistance fighters have targeted four Israeli Merkava tanks in one day only, destroying them and killing and injuring their crews.

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  • A Lebanese sets a Lebanese flag under a Israeli Merkava tank in the Kfar Shouba hills along the border, in south Lebanon, Friday, June 9, 2023 (AP)
    A Lebanese sets a Lebanese flag under a Israeli Merkava tank in the Kfar Shouba hills along the border, in south Lebanon, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced on Thursday that its fighters directly targeted two Israeli Merkava tanks in the al-Labbouneh heights with guided missiles, resulting in their destruction and their crew members killed and wounded.

This raises the number of destroyed Merkavas in the same location to four in a single day. At 12:50 a.m. and 2:00 AM, two guided missiles launched by Hezbollah struck two other tanks, causing fires and confirmed casualties and injuries among Israeli ranks. 

#WATCH | Smoke billowing from two Israeli Merkava tanks targeted in the al-Labbouneh area, south of Naqoura.#Lebanon pic.twitter.com/wDKaV949bO

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 17, 2024

Hezbollah's operations and the destruction of Israeli military vehicles trying to infiltrate Lebanon come in defense of the homeland, as well as support of the people of Gaza and their Resistance.

Hezbollah destroys 17 Merkavas in 17 days

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon pointed out that, since the beginning of "Israel's" announced ground incursion in Lebanon, the Israeli military has lost 17 Merkavas in 17 days at the hands of Hezbollah's Resistance fighters.

In an attempt to conceal its losses and salvage what remains of its equiPMent, Israeli occupation forces opened heavy fire toward al-Labbouneh and al-AllAM to try and withdraw its vehicles and forces, Lebanon's National News Agency indicated.

The Lebanese Resistance has been relentlessly confronting infantry forces trying to invade Lebanon on the northern front, trapping them in complex AMbushes, and killing and injuring their units. 

Read more: Hezbollah engages IOF in fierce confrontations, inflicts casualties

Three coordinated operations pound Israeli settlements, soldiers

Hezbollah announced several other operations today, which came as follows: 

1. At 11:23 PM on Wednesday, Hezbollah pounded Kiryat Shmona with a barrage of rockets.

2. At 12:50 AM on Thursday, the Islamic Resistance targeted the first Merkava tank in the al-Labbouneh heights with a guided missile, resulting in its destruction and confirmed casualties AMong its crew. 

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3. At 2:00 AM, the Islamic Resistance targeted the second Merkava tank in the al-Labbouneh heights with a guided missile, resulting in its destruction and confirmed casualties AMong its crew. 

4. At 8:30 AM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the al-Saddana area in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with a rocket salvo.

5. At 8:30 AM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Brakhta Farm in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with a rocket salvo.

6. At 8:30 AM, the Islamic Resistance bombarded the Kfar Vradim settlement with a rocket salvo.

7. At 9:00 AM, the Islamic Resistance pounded two other Merkava tanks in al-Labbouneh, resulting in their destruction and confirmed casualties AMong their crew. 

8. At 9:00 AM, the Islamic Resistance bombarded a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the gate of the Misgav AM settlement with a rocket salvo.

9. At 12:00 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the area between Kfar Kila and Odaisseh with artillery shells, confirming direct hits.

10. At 2:00 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted for a second time a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the gate of the Misgav AM settlement with a rocket salvo.

11. At 3:00 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Bleidda with a rocket salvo.

12. At 3:00 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted the RAMot Naftali settlement with a rocket salvo.

13. At 5:00 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Avivim settlement.

14. On Thursday evening, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Kfar Jaladi settlement with precision missiles, achieving precise targets.

15. The Islamic Resistance targeted another gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Kfar Jaladi settlement with precision missiles.

16. At 8:45 PM, the Islamic Resistance targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Wadi KatAMon in the vicinity of Rmeish with a rocket salvo. 

17. At 10:50 PM, the Islamic Resistance struck two Merkava tanks in Jal al-Deir, near the Avivim settlement across from Maroun al-Ras, using guided missiles. The operation set the tanks ablaze, resulting in casualties among the crew.

Read more: 'Israel' struggles to anticipate Hezbollah's next move: Israeli media

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