Israeli warplanes breached the sound barrier twice over Metn and Keserwan on Friday morning. A loud sonic explosion was heard across several Lebanese regions.
This is Beirut’s correspondent reported that a Lebanese Army (LAF) vehicle was targeted with Humvee machine guns from the town of Ghajar. The vehicle was directly hit with bullets. However, no casualties have been reported among LAF personnel.
During the night and into the dawn on Friday, the Israeli military also released illuminating flares above the bordering villages adjacent to the Blue Line.
Heavy machine gun fire was directed towards the forests near the towns of Ramya and Aita al-Shaab in the central sector, while reconnaissance aircraft continued to fly over the villages of Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts.
Last night, fires broke in the forests surrounding Hebbariyeh and Rachaya al-Foukhar in the Arkoub region, Hasbaya district, due to Israeli bombing. Residents worked on putting out the fire after it reached many neighboring houses.
For its part, Hezbollah announced shelling and directly hitting “spy equipment” in the military reconnaissance center of the Metula settlement with guided missiles
The pro-Iranian group also announced “targeting with rockets a group of Israeli soldiers who were carrying out fortification and construction works” in the vicinity of the Hanita site.
Earlier, Israeli media had revealed that “two anti-armor missiles, which were fired from Lebanon, knocked out the power supply in Metula, Galilee.” Israeli media also indicated that “sirens sounded in the northern settlement of Ademit.”
The Israeli army also announced the death of a 33-year-old Israeli sergeant who was killed by a drone attack from Lebanon, according to Haaretz.
