The Israeli army said that 75 missiles were launched today, Friday, from Lebanon towards the Galilee area in northern Israel and the southern occupied Golan, leaving two Israelis with “minor” injuries.
This comes as Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant confirmed – in a statement from the Northern Front – that Israel is “ready for all options” and that it is necessary to constantly strike those launching rockets and drones, in reference to Hezbollah and the rest of the Palestinian factions in Lebanon.
He added, “We know that wars have costs, and we must prepare, and anything may happen. As I told the soldiers before entering Gaza, I tell you to wait, we will work.”
He added, “I realize the extent of the damage here, but the other party suffered more damage.”
Hezbollah broadcasts scenes of the targeting of the 411th Artillery Battalion near Gatoun, northern Israel.#Gaza_War #video pic.twitter.com/hsgzfQ6DkU
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Missiles and drones
Hezbollah announced that it had carried out 3 attacks against Israeli sites in the Galilee and the occupied Golan, and said that it had bombed with 50 Katyusha missiles the “Tsnobar” base in the occupied Golan, in response to the Israeli raids on the town of Al-Najaria in the Sidon district.
The party also attacked with marches the headquarters of the artillery battalion at the Jatoun base, confirming the deaths and injuries, and also targeted the occupation positions in Zaoura.
The Civil Defense in southern Lebanon said that 3 people were martyred, including two of Syrian nationality, in a raid on the town of Najjariya. Hezbollah also mourned a fighter who died in the raid.
Israeli fighters launched 6 raids on the towns of Al-Najjariya, Al-Adousiya, and Yaroun, and Israeli artillery bombed the vicinity of the border town of Rashaya Al-Fakhar.
In a related context, the party reported – in a later statement – that it had targeted the Israeli monk’s site – opposite the Lebanese town of Aita Al-Shaab – with artillery shells, without further details.
The party had previously revealed on Friday morning that its members had carried out “an air attack with a number of assault drones on the new headquarters of the 411th Artillery Battalion command in Gaaton, northern Israel.”
He said that his marches “targeted settlement tents and housing for officers and soldiers of the Israeli battalion, hitting their targets accurately and leaving a number of them dead or wounded.”
In turn, the official Lebanese News Agency reported that “Israeli warplanes launched a raid targeting the outskirts of the town of Yaron,” an incident that the Israeli army spoke about in one of its statements on Friday morning, while Hezbollah did not address it.
In this regard, the army indicated that its warplanes “targeted and destroyed a Hezbollah missile platform in Yaroun that was ready for launch.”
Daily bombing
It is noteworthy that Hezbollah and the Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon, on the one hand, and the Israeli army, on the other hand, have been exchanging daily bombardments on the border since October 8, resulting in deaths and injuries on both sides, the majority of them in Lebanon.
The party and other factions are launching attacks against the Israeli army in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a devastating Israeli war since October 7, which left more than 114,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, according to the Ministry of Health in the Strip.