BEIRUT, (PIC)
The Israeli army continued on Friday its bloody war and escalated its military operation in Lebanon for the 26th day, bombing inhabited homes and attempting to advance in its ground incursion in the country, while Hezbollah continued its fierce confrontation and counterattacks at Israeli military bases and settlements in 1948 occupied Palestine.
On Friday morning, Israeli warplanes launched relentless airstrikes on several Lebanese villages and towns in southern and eastern Lebanon, leading to the martyrdom of two people and the injury of 15 others.
The Disaster Risk Management Unit in Lebanon reported that 138 raids and shelling were monitored in different areas of Lebanon during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number since the beginning of the aggression to 10,150 attacks.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that the death toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon surged to 2,412 martyrs, in addition to 11,267 injured since October 8, 2023.
On the other hand, Hezbollah announced that it has escalated its confrontation with the Israeli army and entered a new phase of fighting, continuing its counterattacks against Israeli army bases, military gatherings, and border settlements with rocket salvos.
In a statement, Hezbollah said “Based on the resistance leadership’s directives, the Islamic Resistance Operations Room announces the transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy, which will be discussed in the coming days.”
The Operations Room reviewed the developments on the battle fronts, confirming that hundreds of Islamic Resistance fighters are fully prepared and ready to confront any Israeli ground incursion towards the villages in southern Lebanon.
It revealed that the resistance succeeded in destroying 20 Merkava tanks, four military bulldozers, an armored vehicle, and a personnel carrier, in addition to shooting down two drones.
The resistance also announced that “the enemy’s losses amounted to about 55 killed and more than 500 wounded officers and soldiers.”
It also revealed that it used various types of missiles, including “precision missiles” used for the first time, to “target Israeli forces in military sites and barracks along the border, and in the settlements and cities in the north (of Israel).”
Hezbollah indicated that according to pre-prepared field plans, its fighters confronted “the enemy forces in the vicinity and inside some Lebanese villages by targeting the advance paths and luring these forces into some advanced ambushes inside some border villages.”
“Over the past few days, violent clashes have been taking place with the enemy at zero distance, which resulted in the killing of 10 soldiers and the injury of more than 150 others, in addition to the destruction of nine Merkava tanks and four military bulldozers,” it said.
