On Thursday, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon targeted the Israeli settlement of Metzova with dozens of Grad rockets, in response to the occupation's attack that targeted the southern town of Shama, where several civilians were martyred.

The resistance confirmed, in a statement, that this operation comes in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in support of their resistance.

The outskirts of the towns of Ramya and Aita al-Shaab were also shelled by Israeli artillery.

Israeli media reported that air raid sirens sounded in occupied Ras al-Naqoura, Shlomi, Hanita, Liman, and Metzova in the north, indicating that a rocket volley was launched from Lebanon towards the occupied Western Al-Jalil.

فيديو نشرته وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية يُظهر لحظة سقوط صواريخ، أُطلقت من لبنان، في الجليل الغربي، شمالي #فلسطين المحتلة.#لبنان #الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/ckyUobPTc6

— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) August 1, 2024

In parallel, Israeli attacks on southern Lebanese villages and towns continue, as the occupation's warplanes broke the sound barrier over the southern airspace, according to what Al-Mayadeen's correspondent in the south confirmed.

The Israeli artillery shelling targeted Wadi Hassan and the outskirts of the towns of Zebqin, Ramya, and Aita al-Shaab.

An Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the village of Chamaa in southern Lebanon has killed four Syrian refugees and injured several others, a Lebanese Ministry of Health reported on Thursday.

The ministry added that five Lebanese citizens were also injured as a result of the strike.

استـ شهاد 5 سوريين (بينهم امراءة وطفلين) وإصابة 8 آخرين بغارة على بلدة شمع pic.twitter.com/wXwyhx1l0A

— مصدر مسؤول (@fouadkhreiss) August 1, 2024

A new phase of operations

It is noteworthy that the Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sayyed Nasrallah announced a new phase of the confrontation, citing "We are facing a major battle where matters have surpassed the issue of support fronts," announcing, "We are in an open battle on all fronts, and it has entered a new phase." He emphasized that the escalation of the new phase "depends on the reactions of the [Israeli] occupation."

Reaffirming the Resistance Axis' position announced on the day of the Israeli war on Gaza, Sayyed Nasrallah said that those who want to spare the region a larger and worse escalation, "must compel Israel to stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip," and that "there will be no solution except by stopping the aggression."

Following the Israeli aggression on Beirut, Hezbollah did not carry out any operations.

Sayyed Nasrallah announced that the Lebanese support front would return actively to what it was by Friday morning, explaining that attacks were paused until concluding the funeral processions of the martyred Hezbollah leader and Lebanese civilians.

However, he emphasized that the operations have "nothing to do with the response to the [assasination] of martyr Shokor."

Hezbollah's chief revealed that the group has been contacted by countries and parties around the world to either talk it out of responding or threaten against it, adding that Hezbollah made it clear that this is not up for debate.

He declared that the Israeli regime and its backers "must await our inevitable response" and that "there is no debate or argument about this."

"The decision is now in the hands of the frontline, its circumstances, and the opportunities it offers. We are looking for a solid and well-studied response, not a formal one."