Tension on the southern front escalated further on Sunday, with an intensification of exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel following the morning raid on Mays al-Jabal, which left four civilians from the same family dead and several others wounded. A salvo of dozens of rockets was fired at Kiryat Shmona from southern Lebanon by Hezbollah in retaliation for this attack, resulting in one Israeli casualty and extensive material damage.
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Since then, Israeli raids have been carried out relentlessly on the southern front, targeting the localities of Markaba near the agricultural cooperative, Tall el-Nahas, Tallet al-Izziyah on the outskirts of Deir Mimas, Markaba, Kfar Kila, Odeisseh, and Taybeh in the Marjayoun district.
For its part, Hezbollah claimed in a statement to have targeted several Israeli positions, including a building in Shtula “in response to the strike against Mays al-Jabal” and another in Avivim and Margaliot.
The pro-Iranian group also announced that it had bombed a deployment of Israeli soldiers in Al-Zaoura and spy equipment in Al-Malkiya and Ramya, respectively.
For its part, the Israeli Army announced that “65 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon as part of the recent targeting of northern Israel.”
Concerning the early-morning strike on Mays al-Jabal, condemnations came from many quarters, including the local municipality. In a statement, the municipality called for “greater vigilance on the part of the inhabitants of this region, particularly concerning our enemy’s criminal activities.”
