Israel launches artillery attacks on south Lebanon
Israel has carried out artillery attacks targeting areas on the outskirts of the towns of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports.
Israeli interceptor missiles explode in southern Lebanon
Israeli interceptor missiles have exploded in the airspace of border villages in the central sector of southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera’s team on the ground.
Israeli injured by shrapnel from rockets fired from Lebanon
At least one Israeli citizen has been seriously injured by rocket shrapnel after the latest barrage fired from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel’s Lower Galilee, according to Magen David Adom emergency service.
It said the 28-year-old man was being treated at a hospital in Tiberias. The Israeli Army Radio said the victim was injured in an open area in Kfar Zeitim, about 9km (5.5 miles) from Tiberias.
The Israeli army said earlier that several fires erupted around Tiberias after dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon. Sirens had sounded as far as Sde Ilan, located about 35km (21 miles) from the Lebanon border.
Hezbollah claims attack on Israel’s Nimra military base
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group says its fighters bombed Israel’s Nimra military base, west of Tiberias, with dozens of Katyusha rockets.
The statement on Telegram said the attack came in response to the Israeli drone strike on a car in Lebanon’s Baalbek that killed Meitham Mustafa al-Attar, a Hezbollah fighter who Israel claims was a senior figure in the group’s air defence unit.
Israeli forces attack Lebanon’s Aita al-Shaab and Maaroub
Israeli forces have carried out air attacks on the town of Maaroub in the Tyre district and the town of Aita al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera’s team on the ground.
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Hezbollah strikes another Israeli army site
We are receiving updates on the Hezbollah-Israeli tensions. The Lebanese group says it struck Israel’s al-Baghdadi military site with missiles and achieved “a direct hit”, without elaborating on the results.
Earlier, Hezbollah said its fighters bombed Israel’s Nimra military base, west of Tiberias, with dozens of Katyusha rockets.
Hezbollah’s strikes come after the Israel army carried out artillery attacks on areas on the outskirts of the towns of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent.
Israel fights fires after missiles from Lebanon start blaze in Lower Galilee
Ten fire brigades and six aircraft have been working in the Lower Galilee region to put out fires that broke out from missiles launched from southern Lebanon, according to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli surveillance unit at Mount Meron base
Hezbollah says it bombed the headquarters of an Israeli surveillance unit at the Mount Meron military base in northern Israel’s Upper Galilee region. It said in a statement it fired dozens of Katyusha missiles and hit it directly, destroying part of its equipment and causing a fire.
Hezbollah said the attack was in support of the Palestinian resistance and part of a response to the Israeli assassination of one of its members a day earlier in Lebanon’s Bekaa region.
About 60 rockets fired towards northern Israel: Report
Israeli Army Radio reports that about 60 rockets have been fired towards northern Israel from southern Lebanon in the past few hours. We reported earlier that Hezbollah claimed it hit al-Baghdadi, Nimra and Mount Meron military bases in revenge for the killing of one of its fighters a day earlier.
One of the waves of attacks started a fire in Israel’s Lower Galilee region.
Hezbollah claims killing Israeli soldiers in attack on Birkat Risha military site
The Lebanese armed group says it has struck Israel’s Birkat Risha military site near the border with guided missiles, killing and injuring an unknown number of soldiers. Earlier, Hezbollah said its fighters bombed two different army sites around the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Hezbollah’s attacks come after the Israeli army reportedly carried out artillery attacks on areas on the outskirts of the towns of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon.
Situation is volatile near Israel-Lebanon border
This latest barrage of attacks comes after an Israeli drone strike against a Hezbollah member in Bekaa, southern Lebanon. That drone strike targeted a car. What we know from Hezbollah is that one of their operatives, Meitham Mustafa al-Attar, was killed in that attack.
What’s interesting is that Hezbollah hasn’t given his rank; they just said he was an operative. But Israel said this was an expert in Hezbollah’s air defences and was involved in the planning and executions of a variety of operations.
Is this an escalation? Not as much as following the killing of the commander last week, but the situation is volatile.
