Hezbollah's drones, ATGM pummel Israeli troops in composite operation

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Military Media
7 May 2024 23:53

Hezbollah's operations targeted several groupings of Israeli soldiers, as well as an Iron Dome battery.

Hezbollah Resistance fighters raise their group's flag and recite a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic Resistance, as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah fighter, martyr Bilal Nemr Rmeiti, in Majadel, Lebanon, October 22, 2023. (AP)

In support of the Palestinian people and in response to the Israeli attacks on civilians in Lebanon, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah conducted a series of top-tier operations targeting Israeli occupation soldiers, an anti-air battery, and sites on Tuesday.

Hezbollah's initial operation was the most resounding on Tuesday, as swarms of attack drones targeted a grouping of Israeli occupation soldiers and officers in the Yiftah Barracks, followed by another operation that dealt further casualties among enemy forces. The Resistance's clear escalation, marked with pinpoint targeting of Israeli troops, comes against the backdrop of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah's operations on May 7, 2024

Hezbollah's Unmanned Air Force launched several suicide drones toward the Israeli Yiftah military barracks, targeting Israeli soldiers and officers present in the base's courtyard, killing and injuring members of the force. Another swarm of drones targeted an Israeli Iron Dome system to the south of Ramot Naftali Barracks, dealing direct hits to the system, and putting it out of service.
At 1:15 pm (local time), the Resistance monitored the movement of an Israeli ground force moving in a bunker at the al-Raheb military site. The Resistance targeted the group of soldiers with anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), dealing direct hits to the target.
An hour later, Hezbollah fighters targeted the Israeli Al-Sammaqah military site, located in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Chouba Hills.
After one and a half hours of the original attack on the Ramot Naftali base, Hezbollah fighters targeted Israeli troops that had been deployed to inspect the damages dealt to the Iron Dome battery. The force was targeted with an ATGM which dealt a direct hit to its target, killing and injuring several.
At 3:15 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted the Zibdine military barracks in the occupied Shebaa Farms, dealing direct hits to the intended target.
In response to the Israeli attacks on civilians in Lebanon, Hezbollah fighters targeted two buildings in the Shtula settlement, dealing direct hits to the targets.
At 6:55 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers near the Manara settlement dealing direct hits to the intended target.
Later, the group announced that it targeted two buildings appropriated by Israeli soldiers for military use, in Metulla, dealing direct hits to them.
Hezbollah fighters also targeted a building being used by Israeli military intelligence troops in the Manara settlement, dealing direct hits to the target.

Hezbollah forces soldiers into a game of Russian roulette

In the context of ongoing operations from South Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah and Hamas, time after time, are successfully targeting Israeli occupation forces' weak points and hitting the occupation's "soft flank", Amir Bohbot, the military correspondent for the Israeli Walla! news website explained.

"For the second time, [Hezbollah] succeeds in challenging the [Israeli] air defense and sends drones [to Israeli sites] and uses long-range anti-tank guided missiles to hit military targets deep in Israel," the correspondent said in reference to an operation that killed two officers in Metulla.

"In recent days, Hezbollah utilized a blend of radar systems, monitoring systems, and surveillance drones to collect information, monitor [targets], and attack," he added.

Bohbot said that Israeli reservists serving in northern occupied territories have revealed that Hezbollah is keeping tabs on them throughout their deployment there, adding that their non-operational activities put them in Hezbollah's crosshairs.

He pointed to the fact that most of Hezbollah's attacks have targeted Israeli military infrastructure and intelligence collection equipment, however, the Resistance does have a long list of Israeli military personnel targets.

In this context, Bohbot brought up Hezbollah's attack on an Israeli military command site in Arab al-Aramsha, in which nearly a dozen soldiers and officers were wounded or killed, saying the incident "has made us feel like we are playing a game of Russian roulette."

The military correspondent said that this game of Russian roulette led to the death of two majors in the 6651st Patrol Battalion.