Hezbollah Batters Israeli Soldiers on Border, Grills Merkava Tank

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. Hezbollah’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. 

On Friday, within its Khaybar series of operations, and under the call of “Labbayk ya Nasrallah” [here we respond to your call, O Nasrallah], the Islamic Resistance announced the targeting of the Karmiel military base, located south of Haifa with a barrage of high-end rockets. 

The Resistance fighters also deployed a swarm of one-way assault drones toward the al-Baghdadi military site, confirming direct hits. 

The Lebanese Resistance also carried out several oeprations targeting Israeli soldier gatherings across several positions and sites. On the Lebanese southern border, Hezbollah bombarded Israeli occupation soldiers in the Manara, Malikiyah, and Habushit military sites with rocket barrages. 

A gathering of Israeli enemy forces on the outskirts of the town of Marwahin was also bombarded with two guided missiles, resulting in confirmed casualties. In the same area, an Israeli Merkava tank was directly hit with a guided missile, setting it ablaze and confirming fatalities and injuries among its crew.

The operations came in defense of the people of Lebanon and their land, in support of Gaza and its resilient Resistance, and in response to the Israeli aggression targeting homes, villages, and civilians across Lebanon.  

Operations overview in order of released statement:

1. At 9:30 am, Hezbollah’s fighters bombarded the Karmiel Base, south of Haifa, with a high-end barrage of rockets.
2. At 1:00 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted an Israeli enemy gathering in the Manara settlement with a barrage of rockets. 
3. At 11:00 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted the Habushit site with a barrage of rockets.
4. At 1:30 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy soldiers in the al-Malikiyah settlement with a rocket barrage. 
5. At 1:10 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy soldiers on the outskirts of Marwahin with two guided missiles, resulting in confirmed casualties. 
6. At 1:20 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a Merkava tank on the outskirts of Marwahin with a guided missile, resulting in its destruction and the killing and injuring of its crew. 
7. Simultaneously, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted an Israeli enemy gathering in the Shomera Barracks with a rocket barrage. 
8. 10 minutes later, Hezbollah’s fighters launched an aerial attack with a swarm of one-way assault drones against the al-Baghdadi site, dealing accurate hits to their intended targets.
9. At 1:35 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters shelled a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers positioned on the eastern outskirts of Aitaroun. 
10. At 1:50 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters bombarded a grouping of Israeli occupation soldiers positioned on the eastern outskirts of Aitaroun with a barrage of rockets.
11. Simultaneously, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers positioned in the al-Malikiyah site with a rocket barrage.  
12. At 8:00 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers positioned on the eastern outskirts of the Lebanese town of al-Taybeh with a rocket barrage. 
13. At 9:00 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a grouping of Israeli soldiers between Misgav Am and Odaisseh with a rocket barrage.
14. At 10 am, the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded a grouping of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a barrage of rockets. 
15. At 1:00 pm, the Islamic Resistance targeted a grouping of Israeli enemy soldiers in the al-Marj military site with a salvo of rockets.
16. At 3:00 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters bombarded the Karmiel settlement with a large rocket barrage.

Sirens deafen the North

Israeli media reported earlier today the launch of five rockets from Lebanon toward the occupied city of Haifa, with one rocket crashing in Kiryat Yam, north of Haifa. Sirens also sounded north of Tabarayya Lake amid fears of a drone infiltration. 

Sirens also sounded in the southern occupied Golan, as well as in Caesarea, Binyamina, and their surroundings south of Haifa, in addition to the industrial area between Akka and Krayot.

In western al-Jalil, alarm sirens sounded, with Israeli media reporting incidents in Dishon, al-Malikiyah, Aalma, Zar’it, and Shomera, as well as settlements like Kfar Nahum, Hof Amnon, and Tabha in upper al-Jalil.

Israeli media confirmed that since morning, “the bombardment has not stopped, with casualties and attempts to rescue those injured under Hezbollah’s fire.” They referred to what they described as a “preliminary and difficult report,” stating that “Hezbollah shelled Misgav Am, where a group of soldiers was positioned.”

Shomera joins the list: Another tough incident

The Israeli occupation announced a state of emergency at the Nahariya Hospital due to a difficult security incident in Shomera.

Israeli army helicopters transported several injured individuals, four of whom were in critical condition.

Israeli media confirmed a direct injury in the settlement after rockets launched by Hezbollah landed in the area, resulting in the wounding of Israeli soldiers. Details indicated that the rockets hit a soldier gathering taking shelter in what they considered a “fortified bunker”.

After the Israeli military acknowledged the deaths of five additional soldiers and injuries to others in ground battles along the southern Lebanese border, Israeli media reported that “Hezbollah is using precision munitions to target the locations of Israeli forces in South Lebanon.”