The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, targeted on Saturday the artillery position at the site of Khirbet Ma'ar in the vicinity of the Lebanese towns of al-Dhahiriya and Yaroun, near the Lebanese-Palestinian border, using appropriate weapons and missiles.

The Resistance said in a statement that its fighters targeted the Israeli military site of Khirbet Ma'ar in a direct hit, and the site was struck directly at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

According to the statement, the targeting came in support of the resilient Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their brave and honorable Resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Hezbollah announced after midnight on Friday/Saturday that at 11:20 PM on Friday, it targeted with Grad rockets the artillery positions of the Dushan cannons that had shelled the town of Hula. It indicated that its targeting resulted in direct hits and casualties.

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Curfew in the North‏

This came after the Resistance carried out five attacks on Friday, following the end of the 7-day ceasefire and the resumption of fighting in Gaza.

Earlier today, Israeli media reported that settlers in the North were instructed not to cross in and out of the settlements based on the Israeli assessment of the situation.

There were also instructions to set up roadblocks, close settlement gates, and prevent any agricultural work, Israeli media added. 

Two days ago, Israeli media reported that Avichai Stern, the head of the "Kiryat Shmona" settlement, advised residents in a message not to return to the settlement.

Stern continued in his letter, "The residents of Kiryat Shmona should not have to return as long as the situation on the northern border does not change". 

Israeli media confirmed that the North is empty of settlers and it is doubtful whether it would be possible to rehabilitate it within a year or more.