As cross-border clashes continued between Hezbollah and Israel, the Israeli army fired flares and phosphorus shells on Thursday afternoon starting a fire at the Yaroun forest, while other areas that were bombarded on Wednesday, including Labbouneh, were again in flames on Thursday, due to the heat wave sweeping the country.
An air strike destroyed the house of Abdallah Farah east of Alma al-Shaab, causing extensive material damage in the neighborhood. Ambulances and civil defense vehicles were dispatched to the targeted area to remove the rubble. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Sporadic artillery fire was also recorded on the outskirts of Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa, and Dhayra.
Additionally, Israeli warplanes launched an air strike targeting the area between Alma al-Shaab and Naqoura, while Israeli aircraft carried out reconnaissance flights over Tyre.
Israeli media reported that “more than 4,000 (recorded) rockets have been fired since the start of the war on October 8 from south Lebanon towards Israel,” according to information from the Israeli army.
For its part, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Dhayra position “with rocket-propelled grenades.” The pro-Iranian party also said it had targeted the Margaliot artillery headquarters in northern Israel with a drone.
At around 5:30 PM on Thursday, seven rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards the Israeli position of Zebqine in the Shebaa Farms.
