Hezbollah shells Israeli positions, shows no signs of relenting
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The Israeli occupation forces are coming under heavy attacks from Hezbollah, which is using drones and rockets strategically, striking deep within occupied Palestine.
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Hezbollah fighters fire a Nasser 1 rocket toward Israeli entrenchments between Maroun al-Ras and Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon on November 13, 2024 (Islamic Resistance Military Media)
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah launched numerous attacks targeting Israeli military sites and personnel on Saturday, with the Resistance affirming that the operations came in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and in defense of Lebanon and its people from the Israeli occupation.
The Islamic Resistance announced a major military coordinated operation, targeting five military bases in occupied Haifa at the same time. According to a statement released by the Resistance's Military media, as part of the "Khaybar" series of operations and under the call of "Labbayka ya Nasrallah", the Haifa Technical Base, the Haifa Naval Base, the Stella Maris naval base, the Tirat Carmel Base, and for the first time, the Nesher Fuel Base came under attack later in the evening with a barrage of advanced rockets.
- The Haifa Technical Base, which focuses on developing advanced technologies in defense and includes missile systems, aviation technology, military communications systems, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies, belongs to the Israeli Air Force and houses a training college for preparing air force technicians. It is located 35 kilometers from the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
- The Haifa Naval Base belongs to the Israeli Navy and includes a fleet of warships and submarines, and is located 35 kilometers from the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
- The Stella Maris, a strategic surveillance center 35 kilometers northwest of Haifa, was struck for the second time during the operation, following an earlier one.
- The Tirat Carmel Base, housing the regiment and battalion of the northern region's transport and a logistical naval base, is located 40 kilometers from the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
- For the first time since the start of the war, Hezbollah targeted the Nesher Base, the Israeli occupation forces' fuel station, located 40 kilometers from the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
In the early morning, Resistance fighters initiated an aerial assault with a squadron of attack drones on the Shayetet 13 naval commando headquarters in Atlit, south of Haifa, scoring precise hits on key targets. Later in the morning, a salvo of rockets was launched at the Shiraga base, the Golani Brigade's administrative headquarters, north of Akkar.
Toward noon, another drone strike targeted Israeli forces gathered near a military checkpoint in the Avivim settlement, and similar strikes targeted another grouping of soldiers in the Yir'on settlement. Just minutes later, the Islamic Resistance struck the Stella Maris naval base, as part of the "Khaybar" series of operations, accompanied by the rallying cry “At your service, Nasrallah.”
Operations continued, as Resistance forces launched rockets at the newly established headquarters of the Western Brigade in Yaara barracks, followed by further strikes targeting Israeli personnel in the Avivim settlement. Additional barrages were directed at groupings of soldiers in the settlement of Manara, east of Maroun al-Ras, and the settlements of Dovev, Sa'sa, Margaliot, and Kiryat Shmona, as well as the Ramim barrack.
An Israeli soldier gathering was also precisely struck after Hezbollah deployed a squadron of attack drones toward al-ibad site, where they were positioned. The statement released by the Resistance's military media confirmed that the attack was successfully executed, with accurate hits against all targets.
The Islamic Resistance also grilled an Israeli Merkava tank in the eastern outskirts of Chamaa, where Israeli forces previously attempting to infiltrate the village were forced to retreat, killing and wounding its crew. This raises the total number of destroyed Merkavas in Lebanon to 44.
In the same town, Hezbollah fighters ambushed Israeli occupation forces attempting to invade the town of Shamaa, in South Lebanon, at 11:15 pm.
The Resistance said as enemy troops arrived at the point of ambush, Resistance fighters confronted them with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) in a close-quarters battle, resulting in confirmed casualties among the enemy forces.
At the time of the release of the statement, at 1:20 am on Sunday, the Military Media Unit revealed that confrontations were ongoing on the eastern outskirts of the town.
As part of its warnings for Israeli northern settlements, the Islamic Resistance barraged Kiryat Shmona with rockets.
The Islamic Resistance stated that these operations are part of its ongoing commitment to support Gaza and protect Lebanon.
Operations overview
- On Friday, at 23:15, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the command center of the 769th Infantry Battalion of the Eastern Brigade at the Ramim barracks with a barrage of rockets.
- At 00:15 on Saturday, the Islamic Resistance launched a second rocket barrage targeting the command center of the 769th Infantry Battalion of the Eastern Brigade at the Ramim barracks.
- At 08:00, Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial attack with a squadron of attack drones on the headquarters of the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit at the Atlit base, south of occupied Haifa.
- At 10:00, Hezbollah targeted the Shraga base (administrative headquarters of the Golani Brigade) north of occupied Akka with a barrage of rockets.
- At 10:30, Hezbollah fighters launched an aerial attack with a squadron of one-way drones against a grouping of Israeli soldiers near a military checkpoint in the settlement of Avivim.
- At 10:30, Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial attack with a squadron of kamikaze drones on a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Yir'on.
- At 10:55, the Islamic Resistance targeted the Stella Maris naval base, a strategic coastal surveillance center located 35 kilometers northwest of Haifa, with a barrage of rockets.
- At 11:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers at the newly established Western Brigade headquarters at the Yaara barracks with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Avivim with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:00, the Islamic Resistance's fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the east of the southern Lebanese town of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:30, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Manara with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:30, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers east of Maroun al-Ras with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:30, Hezbollah's fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers at the Dovev barracks with a barrage of rockets.
- At 12:30, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers at the settlement of Katzrin with a barrage of rockets.
- At 14:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted an Israeli Merkava tank on the eastern outskirts of the Lebanese village of Chamaa with a guided missile, setting it ablaze and confirming casualties among its crew.
- At 14:30, Lebanese Resistance fighters bombarded Kiryat Shmona with a barrage of rockets.
- At 16:00, the Lebanese Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the eastern outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Markaba, for the second time, with a barrage of rockets.
- At 16:30, Resistance fighters launched an aerial attack on a grouping of Israeli soldiers positioned in the al-Abbad military site, deploying a swarm of one-way assault drones, and achieving direct hits on their targets.
- At 17:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Sa'sa' with a barrage of rockets.
- At 18:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a barrage of rockets.
- At 19:30, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Ramim barracks with a barrage of rockets.
- At 19:45, the Islamic Resistance announced a coordinated attack on the Haifa Technical Base, the Haifa Naval Base, the Stella Maris naval base, the Tirat Carmel Base, and for the first time, the Nesher Fuel Base, using a barrage of advanced rockets.
- At 20:30, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Kfar Giladi settlement with a barrage of rockets.
- At 20:30, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the eastern outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Markaba, for the third time, with a barrage of rockets.
- At 21:00, the Lebanese Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers in the Margaliot settlement with a barrage of rockets.
- At 22:00, the Islamic Resistance targeted the Hadbat Al-Ajl site north of Kfar Yuval with a barrage of rockets.
