Hezbollah strikes Israeli 'Meron' airbase, IOF HQ in North

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen
17 Apr 2024 00:29
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The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon reiterated that the operations were in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza and their honorable Resistance and in response to Israeli aggressions on Lebanon.

Israeli 'Meron' airbase ( A screen Grab / Al Mayadeen)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, announced today that it struck the "Meron" airbase. In the attack, the Resistance said it used rocket and artillery weapons to target the occupation's strategically significant air traffic base.

In two other operations, the Islamic Resistance said it targeted "the Command Headquarters of the Eastern Brigade 769 in Kiryat Shmona barracks and Command Headquarters of Israel's 146th Division in Jaatoun using Katyusha rockets."

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon reiterated that these operations come in support of the resilient Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in response to the Israeli occupation's attacks on Lebanese villages and civilians, the latest of which was the aggression on the villages of Shehabiya and Ain Baal in southern Lebanon.

Israeli media, on the other hand, reported damage to infrastructure due to rocket strikes in "Kiryat Shmona".

Israeli media also confirmed that "rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel settlements close to the Lebanon border."

In further detail, Israeli media reported the launch of more than 20 rockets from Lebanon towards the Western al-Jalil.

Meanwhile, Israeli attacks on southern Lebanese villages and towns continue, with Israeli drones targeting two cars in the town of Shehabiya, resulting in casualties, according to reports from Al-Mayadeen's correspondent.

Our correspondent also reported that an Israeli drone strike targeted a car between the towns of Ain Baal and Aitit in southern Lebanon.

Martyrs on the path of Al-Quds

Hezbollah also released a statement announcing three new martyrs on the path of Al-Quds, opening the statement with a verse of the Quran reading: "Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their pledge ˹with their lives˺, others are waiting ˹their turn˺. They have never changed ˹their commitment˺ in the least." Quran (33:23).

Hezbollah announced, "With utmost pride and honor," that its "noble" martyrs are:

- Martyr Ismail Yusuf Baz "Abu Jaafar" from Shehabiya

- Martyr Muhammad Hussein Mustafa Shihouri "Jaber" from Shehabiya

- Martyr Mahmoud Ibrahim Fadlallah "Shadi" from the town of Ainata

Meanwhile, Lebanese Resistance Movement - Amal (from the acronym Afwaj al-Mouqawma Al-Lubnaniyya) released a statement announcing a new martyr: Hussein Qasim Kirsht, who was killed in an Israeli aggression on the town of Ain Baal in southern Lebanon.

Operations overview

Eastern Sector:

1- At 14:25, an aerial attack with drones targeted two positions, hitting the Iron Dome battery and its crew, resulting in casualties.

Hezbollah releases footage of one-way drone attack on Israeli Iron Dome platforms in northern occupied Palestine earlier today

The footage reveals that Hezbollah was monitoring the platform previously while it was launching interception missiles pic.twitter.com/VczoJd9pON
— Hussein (@EyesOnSouth1) April 16, 2024

2- At 15:40, Zibdine barracks in the occupied Shebaa Farms were targeted with rockets.

3- At 17:45, the Baghdadi site was targeted with artillery shells.

4- At 16:15, the Samaqa site in the occupied hills of Kafr Shuba was targeted with artillery shells.

5- At 16:45, "Beit Hillel" military base was targeted with Katyusha rockets in response to Israeli aggressions on safe villages, most recently in Ain Baal.

6- At 19:25, Brigade 769 headquarters in Kiryat Shmona was targeted with Katyusha rockets in response to Israeli attacks on resilient southern villages and civilian homes.