Tensions increased on the southern front on Friday afternoon after a civil defense volunteer was injured and another was suffocated in an Israeli strike while putting down a fire resulting from an earlier raid on houses in Bir Al Muslabiyat and Al-Abbad Junction.
Israeli artillery hit the center of Hula, and Wadi Al Bayad, before targeting Markaba, next to the municipality building. The Dabaka neighborhood, northeast of Mays al-Jabal, was also hit by Israeli artillery.
Moreover, Israel bombarded the town of Mays al-Jabal with phosphorous artillery shells.
Dhayra, Yarine and Majdel Zoun were targets for Israeli warplanes, in addition to Aita al-Shaab which was hit by two consecutive air-to-surface missiles.
For its part, Hezbollah targeted, for the first time, three new Israeli settlements. The pro-Iranian formation announced in a statement “shelling Israeli artillery positions, north of Ain Yaacoub and Malkiya with artillery and achieving direct hits.”
In a second statement, Hezbollah announced “targeting Ruwaisat Al Qarn base in the Shebaa Farms with rockets and hitting accurate targets.”
Earlier, Hezbollah declared “targeting Al-Sammaqa base with rocket weaponry and a technical system at Al-Abbad site with a swooping drone.”
In another statement, Hezbollah claimed “hitting buildings used by Israeli soldiers in Manara settlement and Al-Marj position with artillery fire.”
Afterwards, Israeli media reported that “around 65 rockets were launched from Lebanon to the north of Israel.”
Earlier today, Hezbollah had declared “launching Katyusha rockets at the Abirim settlement for the first time.”
