Violent Israeli raids on Lebanese border villages in the South resumed Monday in the evening, after a relatively calm day.
Israeli aircraft launched a series of attacks on Wadi Zibqin, Shihine, Jebbine, Majdel Zoun, Yater, Houla and Markaba, where three people were wounded. In a statement, the Israeli army announced that it had struck “approximately ten Hezbollah’s launchers that posed a threat in the areas of Zibqin and Shihine, and Hezbollah’s observation post in Houla”
For its part, Hezbollah launched rockets against several Israeli positions in the Upper Galilee. According to the Israeli army, “some of them were intercepted and the others fell in open areas”.
On Monday afternoon, sporadic shelling on both sides of the border was reported.
Israeli artillery targeted Yaroun, while Israeli fighter jets launched raids against Aita al-Shaab, Markaba, Hula and the outskirts of Wazzani.
A case of suffocation caused by phosphorus shells fired at Khiam was reported.
For its part, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for attacks on a deployment of Israeli soldiers in Adather, as well as on positions in Ramtha, Manara, Bayad Blida and several other Israeli settlements.
Israeli army radio reported that around ten rockets had been fired from Lebanon towards Western Galilee, without causing any injuries.
This followed the death of two people earlier in the day in an Israeli bombardment targeting the village of Naqoura.
