1/10/2024–|Last updated: 10/1/202410:00 AM (Mecca time)
The Israeli army said that its soldiers were engaged in violent battles with fighters Hezbollah In southern Lebanon, while the party confirmed that it targeted “movements of enemy soldiers” in the Metulla site with artillery shells, and achieved direct hits.
Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee confirmed in a tweet on the “X” website today, Tuesday, that violent battles are taking place in southern Lebanon, calling on “residents not to move in vehicles from the north to the south of the Litani River until further notice.”
For his part, Israeli Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben Gvir said that the Israeli army “is currently fighting in conditions that are not easy in southern Lebanon,” adding that “this is the appropriate time to defeat Hezbollah and return the residents of the north to their homes.”
The occupation army had reported that the forces of the 98th Division, Commando and Paratroopers Brigades, and the 7th Armored Brigade were participating in the Lebanon operation.
For its part, Hezbollah announced in separate statements that its members targeted, today, Tuesday, a movement and gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Israeli Metula site with artillery shells and missiles, causing direct hits. They also targeted Israeli soldiers at the gate of the Israeli settlement of Shtola with artillery shells.