After a precarious calm on the southern front on Thursday afternoon, Hezbollah launched an intensive missile attack on the Israeli settlement of Nahariya, where loud explosions were heard.
Israeli media reported that “several rockets landed between Shlomi and Nahariya in western Galilee.”
Israeli army radio reported that 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon and landed in the Shlomi and Kabri areas of western Galilee after sirens sounded in the settlements of Nahariya and Shlomi.
The Times of Israel also reported that 23 rockets and eight others were launched from Lebanon in less than twenty minutes and that the Israeli army had “bombarded the sources of the fire” in retaliation.
Following these strikes, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant reacted on his X account by reiterating his threats against Hezbollah. Addressing the Lebanese directly, he added, “Whoever plays with fire is destined for destruction.”
Israeli warplanes launched two air strikes targeting the outskirts of the towns of Rshaf and Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil caza, where ambulances were dispatched.
Other airstrikes targeted Hula and Wadi al-Izziya, on the outskirts of Zebqine in the Tyre caza, without causing casualties. Also, for the fifth consecutive day, the Israeli army targeted the locality of Kfar Kila with four successive strikes.
Artillery fire also hit the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab and Ramya.
One Hezbollah fighter, Hassan Atef al-Sayyed from Aitaroun, was killed. The pro-Iranian group announced his death, stating that he “succumbed to his wounds.”
In the evening, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a strike against the Ramim barracks.
In addition, it claimed three strikes in the afternoon, one targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Al Marj settlement, another targeting Al Malikiyah, and yet another destroying “spy equipment” at Rweissat al-Alam in the Shebaa Farms, as announced in successive communiqués.
According to the local channel Al-Jadeed, the party targeted Israeli positions in Zarit, Branit in the Shebaa Farms, and Samaqa in the early evening.
As a reminder, on Thursday morning, an Israeli raid targeted a car in Yarine, injuring four people, according to the Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry of Health.
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