Israel attacks Hezbollah positions in Lebanon in response to missile launches

He Army Israeli this Wednesday attacked positions of the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon in response to the launch of anti-tank missiles, on the eleventh day of exchange of fire on that border, which is experiencing its highest peak of tension since 2006, in parallel with the war with the militias of Link.

“The Defense Forces of Israel are currently attacking the places where the fire originated in Lebanon and will continue to attack terrorist targets belonging to the terrorist organization Hezbollah”reported a military spokesman.

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For your part, Hezbollah confirmed that this afternoon it carried out two guided missile launches, one against three military positions in front of the Lebanese city of Naquora and the other against the hill Al Tahyat.

In this last area, the objectives of the attack were a center.”congregation for occupation soldiers” and a surveillance system, explained the Shiite group, stating that it inflicted a series of casualties in these locations, including at least one death.

He Israeli armywhich did not confirm victims, located the gunshots Lebanon targeted at the cities of Manara It is Rosh Hanikraadjacent to the border with Lebanon, close to the Mediterraneanand claimed to have responded with fire at the origin of these launches.

Furthermore, the Israeli forces destroyed at least five military posts on Lebanese territory today after identifying multiple launches of anti-tank missiles from that country to border communities.

Shortly afterwards, after air raid alarms were sounded in several Israeli cities adjacent to the division, the spokesperson military announced that they had identified nine rocket launches from Lebanonof which four were intercepted by its anti-aircraft defense systems.

In a later incident, Army troops identified a “terrorist cell”who attempted to launch mortars and was neutralized by an Israeli drone.

Previously, Israeli troops had identified attacks against their soldiers in Shtulaa military post in Zarit, as well as in Dvoranit and Har Dovall of them cities close to the border with Lebanon.

Hostilities in this area began the day after the outbreak of war between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas, on October 7. Thus, there were eleven consecutive days of escalation between the militias in Lebanon and Israeli forces, the largest since the 2006 war.

Yesterday there were five launches of anti-tank missiles from Lebanon against Israeli military posts and communities adjacent to the border, one of which left two soldiers and a civilian injured; two rockets were launched by militias from Lebanon and the Israeli air defense system intercepted a drone that crossed the border.

In a previous incident also recorded on Tuesday, the Israeli army said it had thwarted an attempt to infiltrate its territory by “terrorist cells” that were discovered approaching the border wall on the Lebanese side, resulting in four Hezbollah attackers dead.

The last 11 days of climbing in the area are over at least 26 dead: five in Israel – four soldiers and one civilian – and at least 21 in Lebanonincluding seven civilians – including a Reuters cameraman -, nine members of the Hezbollah and five members of Palestinian militias.

Source: Elcomercio

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