Hezbollah targets 3 Israeli military sites in occupied Shebaa Farms
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Hezbollah has announced its responsibility for a simultaneous attack on three Israeli sites in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance and people.
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Members of Hezbollah pose next to several flags of the Resistance group in a military training site, Janta, Lebanon, on August 19, 2022. (AFP)
The Lebanese Resistance Party, Hezbollah, has claimed responsibility for the simultaneous targeting of three Israeli military sites located in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms.
"On the path of liberating what is left of our occupied Lebanese land and in solidarity with the triumphant Palestinian Resistance and the [persevering] and patient Palestinian people... groups of martyr leader Hajj Imad Mughniyeh, this Sunday morning, corresponding to 8 October 2023, attacked three occupation sites in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms," the Resistance party said in a statement.
The sites were targeted with large barrages of mortar shells as well as guided missiles, and they are: ar-Radar, Zebdine, and Ruwaisat al-Alam.
The Islamic Resistance in #Lebanon has announced that a large number of artillery shells and guided rockets were used, and the sites were directly hit.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 8, 2023
The targeted military sites are ar-Radar, Zebdine, and Ruwaisat al-Alam.#Palestine#Gaza#طوفان_الأقصى#OperationAlAqsaFlood… pic.twitter.com/6TulARxaRV
Hezbollah confirmed direct hits on all three sites.
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Israeli media outlets reported that the Northern Front, in reference to the area composed of the occupied Palestinian north and occupied Lebanese territories, has now been opened.
Nearby settlers were ordered to move into fortified areas into fortified areas, while resorts were shut down in the area.
Israeli settlers in the "Metula" settlement heard explosions, as Israeli media outlets confirmed that "there were no injuries in today's shelling from Lebanon to Israel in the Shebaa Farms area."
Lebanese media reported that the Israeli occupation forces shelled areas in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army radio confirmed that "the artillery units of the Israeli army fired at the Lebanese area from which" mortar shells and rockets were fired toward military sites.
A spokesperson said the Israeli military is ready for all scenarios and will continue to "protect Israelis".
Read more: Hezbollah's precision rockets a grave threat to 'Israel': IOF official
