Hezbollah targets Israeli forces, bases, keeps north on alert
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The Resistance says its operations come in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and their Resistance.
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A screen grab from a video showing the moment Hezbollah fighters launched rockets toward Israeli occupation military sites in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, on March 12, 2024 (Military media)
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah launched on Friday a series of operations targeting Israeli positions and forces as part of the ongoing military front in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Hezbollah also conducted attacks in response to continued Israeli aggressions "against steadfast southern Lebanese villages and peaceful homes."
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The Resistance group announced in its first operation at 9:30 am that it successfully targeted the Maayan Baruch site with a one-way drone, confirming a direct hit.
At 12:15 PM, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Metula settlement with appropriate weaponry, achieving precise hits.
Around the same time, they also struck surveillance equipment at the Metula military site, causing direct damage.
At 12:25 PM, the Resistance group launched rocket strikes on the Zibdin barracks, achieving a direct hit, and simultaneously struck the Ruweisat al-Qarn base with precision.
Hezbollah said in a later statement that, "in retaliation for Israeli attacks on southern villages and the assassination carried out in the town of Kafra," the group's Resistance fighters targeted positions of Israeli forces near the Abirim settlement using a one-way drone, confirming that targets were successfully hit.
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Additionally, Hezbollah announced striking at 3:55 pm a building used by Israeli soldiers in the Manara settlement, delivering a direct hit with appropriate weapons.
New data published by the Israeli Shin Bet showed that last August witnessed the highest level of rocket fire from Lebanon towards northern settlements.
According to the Times of Israel, the latest Shin Bet report states that 1,307 rockets “were fired at Israel from the northern front, an average of just over 40 rockets per day.”
On Wednesday, reports of over a hundred rockets launched from Lebanon targeted "Israel", after Hezbollah added the settlement of Neot Mordechai to its list of targets for the first time.
The Resistance said that the operation came in response to the Israeli occupation's attacks on the town of Qabriha and other southern villages, which resulted in the killing of a civilian woman and injuries to two others.
Neot Mordechai is located southeast of the Kiryat Shmona settlement in the Upper al-Jalil, about six kilometers from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
