Seven Israeli fire squads working to put out fire caused by missiles
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The Israeli occupation is working to extinguish fires caused by Hezbollah missiles fired at northern occupied Palestine in light of the ongoing cross-border confrontations.
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Smokes rises from a fire after a strike from Lebanon on an area next to the kibbutz HaGoshrim, located near the Israeli-Lebanese border, seen from the village of Mas'ade in the occupied Golan Heights, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 (AP)
Seven firefighting teams from the Israeli occupation's al-Jalil-Golan fire station are currently battling a fire near the Shamir settlement in the Upper Galilee, northern occupied Palestine. The fire reportedly started following a series of rocket launches from Lebanon and subsequent interception operations, according to an Israeli media platform.
The situation on the ground remains tense as reports confirm that the fire near Shamir coincides with several operations carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, with rockets being launched from Lebanon toward Israeli-occupied territories.
An Al Mayadeen correspondent provided further details, confirming that fires have also broken out in the occupied al-Jalil Panhandle after a large barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon. Additionally, a massive fire erupted in the occupied Syrian Golan following the fall of rockets, with no warning sirens reportedly heard before the impact.
The Islamic Resistance has claimed responsibility for these attacks, announcing that it had targeted the new settlement of Shamir for the first time, hitting it with salvoes of Katyusha rockets.
In a statement, the Resistance explained that the targeting of Shamir was carried out in solidarity with Gaza and as a direct response to recent Israeli attacks on southern Lebanese villages, particularly in Marjayoun, where civilians have been injured.
Hezbollah attacks growing deadlier by the day: Israeli official
Hezbollah is pacing up its operations on the Northern Front, as these attacks become deadlier and more powerful, the head of the Israeli Upper al-Jalil Council, Giora Zaltz, stated on Saturday.
Zaltz, who heads the local authority governing a large section of northern Israeli-occupied territories, said that these areas are becoming increasingly less secure.
The official criticized the central Israeli government, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for its policies in the north during an interview for the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN).
"Netanyahu's government discovered, in the past weeks, that there is an enemy in the northern borders called Hezbollah and it awaits [Hezbollah's] response to the assassination of commander (Fouad) Shokor in the Southern Suburb of Beirut," Zaltz explained.
He stressed that the situation in the north is deteriorating from "bad to worse," as daily warning sirens sound across the northern occupied territories due to Hezbollah's drone and rocket attacks.
