18/1/2024–|Last updated: 1/18/202405:32 PM (Mecca time)
Today, Thursday, the Israeli army launched air and artillery bombardments on towns in southern Lebanon, while attacking… Hizb allah 3 positions of the occupation forces, as part of the ongoing cross-border confrontations for months.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported that an Israeli drone launched raids on the town of Kawkaba and its environs, as well as in the vicinity of the towns of Taybeh, Rab Thilaine, and Al-Adisa in southern Lebanon.
The reporter also reported that Israeli forces artillery bombed the Wadi Al-Saluki area and the surroundings of the towns of Hula, Markaba, Yaroun, Blida, Aitaroun, Kafr Kila, and Al-Khiyam, and threw incendiary bombs around the town of Mays Al-Jabal.
For its part, the Israeli army published video clips that it said were of raids launched on targets in the town of Al-Adissa, adjacent to the border in southern Lebanon.
He added that the raids that targeted Al-Adissa were preceded by similar raids on areas in Kafr Kila and Marjayoun, and he monitored the launching of missiles towards the town of Arab Al-Aramsha.
Hezbollah operations
On the other hand, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted the Israeli site of Barkat Risha, opposite the southern border of Lebanon, with appropriate weapons, confirming that it had achieved a direct hit.
He also announced that he had fired missiles at the Al-Sammaqa and Al-Malikiyah sites with appropriate weapons, and had achieved direct hits.
Yesterday, Hezbollah carried out five operations targeting sites and gatherings of Israeli soldiers on the other side of the border, and confirmed direct casualties.
Two days ago, the Israeli occupation army said that it targeted 150 Hezbollah cells in southern Lebanon, which it claimed were responsible for launching missiles and drones since the beginning of the confrontations.
Tel Aviv threatens a large-scale military operation to force Hezbollah fighters to withdraw from the border area beyond the Litani River.
In solidarity with Gaza, Hezbollah and Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged intermittent daily bombardment with Israel since last October 8, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries on both sides of the border.