Northern settlements under Hezbollah fire: Morning of wailing sirens
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The strikes conducted by the Resistance throughout Sunday utilized both rocket barrages and attack drones, achieving direct hits.
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Hezbollah engages with Israeli occupation posts on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. (Hezbollah Military Media)
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah carried out a series of critical operations targeting multiple Israeli positions and military assets, inflicting significant losses and damage on Israeli forces, sites, and equipment. the Islamic Resistance's fighters continue operating across several fronts, launching rocket barrages deep into occupied territories and engaging invading Israeli forces on the border from point-blank.
Sunday operations overview
At 7:30 a.m. Hezbollah launched rocket barrages targeting three gatherings of Israeli forces in the Even Menachem, Shomera, and Zarit settlements.
At 8 a.m., Islamic Resistance fighters launched a rocket barrage targeting Israeli occupation forces in the Shlomi, Rosh HaNikra, Matzuba and Bar'am settlements.
At 8:30 a.m., Islamic Resistance fighters fired a rocket barrage at Israeli forces gathered in the Kedmat Tsvi settlement.
At 10 a.m., Islamic Resistance fighters carried out a large-scale rocket strike on a gathering of Israeli forces in the Shamir settlement.
At 10 a.m., Islamic Resistance fighters fired a second rocket barrage at Israeli occupation forces in the Shlomi settlement.
At 11 a.m., the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Katzrin settlement with a rocket barrage.
Sirens wail across Northern "Israel"
Israeli media reported a tense morning with thousands of settlers seeking refuge in shelters due to continued rocket fire from Lebanon.
The Israeli military confirmed that rockets landed in Haifa Bay following a barrage launched from Lebanon, with at least 10 rockets detected heading toward Haifa.
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Sirens blared in numerous areas, including Zar'it, Bar'am, Sa'sa', and settlements across the Western and Upper al-Jalil. Alerts also sounded in Kiryat, Akka, Haifa Bay, Atlit, and its surrounding areas south of Haifa, as well as Nahariya.
Israeli reports also confirmed that an unmanned drone crashed in Haifa without prior warning, while sirens rang out in Katzrin, south of the occupied Golan Heights. Channel 12 indicated that around 20 rockets were fired from Lebanon, targeting the southern Golan Heights.
Further alerts were triggered along the Carmel coast. An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that following the activation of warnings in the Manasseh, Carmel, and Western Galilee regions, a rocket from Lebanon was detected crossing into Israeli airspace.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that a medium-range rocket barrage was launched toward the occupied Palestinian territories, escalating the situation further.
Hezbollah strikes Glilot base, others, thwarts IOF ground offensive
In a series of 26 operations, on Saturday, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah executed multiple strikes against Israeli military targets and settlements.
Starting with a bombardment of the 8200 Military Intelligence Unit's Glilot base in Tel Aviv's suburbs at 2:30 am, the operations continued throughout the day, including missile salvoes directed at various settlements such as Sha'al, Dalton, Yesud HaMa'ala, Bar-Yohai, and Birya. Notably, the Krayot area, north of Haifa, was targeted, followed by an aerial operation at Palmachim Air Base, which saw the use of one-way assault drones.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Israeli infantry forces attempting to invade the eastern neighborhood of the southern Lebanese village of Khiam over the past two days were forced to retreat, as reported by Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon.
The withdrawal commenced after midnight on Thursday, during which Israeli forces fired approximately 40 white phosphorus projectiles and launched artillery strikes, as well as smokescreen airstrikes to conceal their movements.
The artillery fire primarily targeted the northern section of the former Khiam detention camp and the eastern area of the municipality, where ground confrontations occurred for about 15 hours.
Read more: 50,000 Israeli troops fail to capture any Lebanese town: Israeli media
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