Hezbollah Downs IOF Drone, Continues to Pummel Israeli Sites, Bases

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah announced Thursday a new series of operations against Israeli military targets and repelling ongoing Israeli attempts to advance into southern Lebanese towns and villages.

Today’s operations saw Hezbollah launching rocket and artillery strikes at groupings of Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanese towns, as well as targeting Israeli settlements in northern occupied Palestine within the framework of the evacuation orders issued to settlers.

The Islamic Resistance also launched two aerial attacks with one-way drones against the Israeli settlements of Yir’on and Ein Yaakov, as well as the Eliakim base, south of the occupied city of Haifa.

In addition, Hezbollah’s Resistance fighters shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone in Lebanese airspace

In its statements, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced that its operations are carried out in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their valiant and honorable Resistance and in defense of Lebanon and its people.

On Wednesday, at 11:50 pm, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy army forces in the Sa’sa’ settlement with a salvo of rockets.

On Thursday, at 9:00 am, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Yesud HaMa’ala settlement with a salvo of rockets, noting that this operation comes within the framework of the warnings issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in the north.

At 10:00 am, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces between the towns of Houla and Markaba to the east, with a rocket salvo.

At 10:45 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces on the eastern outskirts of the town of Markaba, with a missile salvo, resulting in confirmed casualties.

At 11:00 am, the Islamic Resistance carried out three simultaneous operations.

With salvoes of rockets, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted the Dovev and Dishon settlements, as well as a grouping of Israeli enemy forces in the Manara settlement.

At 11:30 am, the Islamic Resistance carried out two simultaneous operations.

Launching aerial attacks with swarms of drones, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted the settlements of Yir’on and Ein Yaakov, dealing direct hits to the intended targets. 

At 12:10 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters conducted three simultaneous operations.

In the first, they targeted the Jal al-Allam border post with a rocket salvo. In the second, they targeted a logistics base for the 146th Division of the Israeli enemy army, northeast of the Netiv HaShayara settlement, east of the city of Nahariya, with a rocket salvo. In the third, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the city of Nahariya with a missile salvo, noting that this operation comes within the framework of the warnings issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in the north,

At 1:30 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh with artillery shells.

At 3:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces in the Sa’sa’ settlement with a salvo of rockets.

At 3:30 pm, the Islamic Resistance carried out three simultaneous operations, whereby its fighters targeted the settlements of Bar’am, Yir’on, and al-Malikiyah with salvoes of rockets.

At 4:00 pm, as part of the Khaybar series of operations and under the call of Labbayka ya Nasrallah under the call of “Labbayka ya Nasrallah” [Here we respond to your call, O’ Nasrallah], the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Stella Maris naval base with a salvo of high-end rockets.

In detail, the Resistance group clarified that the target is a strategic base for naval monitoring and surveillance on the northern coast and is 35 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border, northwest of Haifa.

Simultaneously, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces in the al-Amra area on the southern outskirts of the town of Khiam with a rocket salvo.

At 4:30 pm, the Islamic Resistance carried out two simultaneous operations, whereby its fighters targeted groupings of Israeli enemy forces in the Hanita and Shlomi settlements with salvoes of rockets.

At 4:30 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters in the Air Defense Unit shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone in the airspace of the eastern sector with a surface-to-air missile.

At 5:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Kfar Yuval settlement with a salvo of rockets.

At 6:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy forces at the al-Amra Gate on the southern outskirts of the town of Khiam, for the second time, with a salvo of rockets.

Also at 6:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, for the second time, the Kfar Yuval settlement with a salvo of rockets.

At 6:30 pm, as part of the Khaybar series of operations and under the call of Labbayka ya Nasrallah under the call of “Labbayka ya Nasrallah” [Here we respond to your call, O’ Nasrallah], the Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial attack with a swarm of one-way assault drones on the Eliakim base, south of the occupied city of Haifa, dealing an accurate hit.

In detail, the Resistance group clarified that the base houses training camps affiliated with the Northern Command of the Israeli enemy army and is 50 km from the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

Following the operation, the Israeli occupation acknowledged that two soldiers were injured in the attack, with earlier reports confirming the explosion of a drone in the Eliakim area. 

At 7:30 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces on the eastern outskirts of the town of Markaba, for the second time, with a salvo of rockets.

At 7:50 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces in the settlement of Yir’on with a rocket salvo.

At 08:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy forces on the eastern outskirts of the town of Maroun al-Ras with a rocket salvo.

At 10:20 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of precision-guided rockets at the Tel Hayem military base, which hosts troops from the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, in the city settlement of Tel Aviv, 120 south of the border.

At 11:15, a salvo of rockets was fired at an assembly point of Israeli occupation forces in the city settlement of Kiryat Shmona. 

Concurrently, a salvo of rockets was fired at the occupied town of Teir Harfa, targeting another assembly point of Israeli occupation forces. 

IOF say platoon Cmdr, 5 Golani soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

The spokesperson for the Israeli occupation forces admitted Wednesday evening to the killing of an officer, a platoon leader in the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, along with five other soldiers from the same battalion during battles in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Israeli media reported that Golani forces entered a building in southern Lebanon and were met with close-range gunfire.

According to details released by the Israeli Army Radio, the incident occurred in the western sector and began at 10 am on Wednesday. Upon entering, Golani Brigade forces were fired upon by four Hezbollah fighters who emerged from a tunnel opening.

Simultaneously, Hezbollah fighters opened fire from nearby buildings, launching an anti-armor missile at the building.

The Israeli channel KAN reported that the incident took place in the area where the military expanded its operations a day prior.

The Army Radio stated that the incident concluded at 1 pm, leaving six killed soldiers and one injured, with casualties evacuated under the Lebanese group’s fire.