Hezbollah Launches 18 Operations Against Occupation Forces in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah carried out 18 coordinated attacks in one day, targeting Israeli tanks, military vehicles, bulldozers, troop gatherings, and a helicopter.
Lebanon, PUREWILAYAH.COM — Hezbollah announced that it carried out a total of 18 operations on Tuesday against Israeli occupation army positions across southern Lebanon, targeting tanks, armored vehicles, troop concentrations, military engineering equipment, and aerial assets.
According to a statement issued by Hezbollah, the operations included strikes on one military helicopter, two tanks in the town of Al-Bayyada, and another tank in Al-Qouzah. Resistance fighters also targeted two D9 bulldozers in Rashaf and Deir Siryan, in addition to three “Namer” military vehicles.
Precision Strikes on Tanks and Military Equipment
According to the list of operations released by Hezbollah, the first operation targeted a Merkava tank in Al-Bayyada using a guided missile, causing it to catch fire. Shortly afterward, a gathering of Israeli forces and military equipment in the same area came under missile fire.
A second Merkava tank in Al-Qouzah was later directly struck by a suicide drone. Hezbollah also reported that an Israeli D9 bulldozer in Rashaf was damaged in a drone attack, while another D9 bulldozer in the Khallat Raj area near Deir Siryan was destroyed by a suicide drone.
In another operation, a “Namer” armored vehicle attempting to evacuate the damaged bulldozer was struck in a drone attack and sustained damage.
Hezbollah further stated that another Merkava tank in Al-Bayyada was destroyed with a guided missile while military equipment gathered in the area came under attack from suicide drones.
Helicopter Targeted as Attacks Expand Across Frontline Positions
Hezbollah stated that military equipment gathered near the Khallat Raj area around Deir Siryan was struck with multiple missiles, while another military vehicle near the square of Al-Qantara was targeted by a suicide drone.
The Resistance also shelled a concentration of Israeli occupation troops in Al-Bayyada using artillery fire. In the same area, an Israeli military helicopter was targeted with a surface-to-air missile and was confirmed by Hezbollah to have sustained damage.
Additional operations targeted gatherings of Israeli forces and military equipment in Adshit Al-Qusayr and Al-Bayyada with artillery and missile fire. Hezbollah also struck a newly established Israeli artillery position in Rab Thalathin using a swarm of suicide drones.
Resistance Says Operations Aim to Defend Lebanon
Further attacks targeted gatherings of Israeli troops in Rashaf using suicide drones, while a newly established occupation position in the Balat area of southern Lebanon came under missile fire.
In the final operation listed by Hezbollah, Israeli military equipment in Wadi Al-Jamal, between the towns of Mays Al-Jabal and Houla, was struck with artillery shells and reportedly sustained damage.
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon concluded its statement by stressing that defending Lebanese land and people against Israeli aggression remains a necessity, emphasizing that the operations are being carried out to prevent continued aggression and confront what it described as the enemy’s dangerous objectives against Lebanon, its state, its people, and the Resistance. (PW)