Israeli airstrikes continued to target southern Lebanese villages and towns on Saturday. Hezbollah announced the death of one fighter from the town of Tulin in Southern Lebanon.
In the early hours of Saturday, explosions were reported over the towns of Tamra and Iblin in Lower Galilee, northern Israel, coinciding with air raid sirens warning of incoming rockets.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that interceptor missiles were launched over Kiryat Ata, east of Haifa in northern Israel.
The Israeli military announced that it intercepted a suspicious aerial target fired from Lebanon towards Kiryat Ata.
Israeli media noted that this marks the first time Hezbollah has targeted the largest population center in the north, known as the Kiryot in the Zevulun Valley on the shores of Haifa Bay, with Kiryat Ata being one of its largest cities by population.
A Relatively Calm Day
Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Aitaroun and Maroun al-Ras in the Bint Jbeil district on Saturday.
At around noon, an Israeli drone launched an airstrike, targeting a house in the town of Aita al-Shaab in Bint Jbeil.
In the afternoon, there was artillery fire directed at the Hamoul area and the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab.
The National News Agency reported that a Hormuz 900 drone flew over Tyre and the surrounding areas of Qadmous, Tura, and Abbasiyah, reaching the northern coast of Tyre, coinciding with funerals of fighters in the town of Tura in the Tyre district.
Additionally, the town of Kfar Kila was hit by Israeli mortar fire.
In the evening, reports indicated artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of the town of Alma al-Shaab while airstrikes targeted Aita al-Shaab.
The Israeli military also carried out a sweep operation using cannons targeting the town of Kfar Kila from the Misgav Am settlement.
Hezbollah announced in a series of statements that its fighters targeted reconnaissance equipment at the Raheb site, as well as Israeli soldiers positioned at the Hermon and Misgav Am sites.
“Our fighters launched an aerial attack with a diving drone on the newly established Western Brigade headquarters south of the Yiron settlement, targeting the locations of its officers and soldiers. We also targeted an Israeli soldier deployment around the Hadb Yaron site with artillery shells,” Hezbollah stated.
The group also reported targeting the Zibdin site in the Shebaa Farms with rocket weapons at 4:40 PM.
In addition, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli soldier deployment at the Bayad Bleda site and the Ramtha site in the Kfarchouba hills with rocket weapons.
At 5:25 PM, Hezbollah targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers around the Hanita site with artillery shells.
