The Lebanese Hezbollah announced the implementation of several operations against Israeli forces and sites on Friday, including the launch of two Burkan missiles, while Israel launched a series of air strikes on southern Lebanon and announced the interception of a drone in the sky of Akka.
Hezbollah said that it bombed with two Burkan missiles the vicinity of the Al-Samaqa and Ramtha sites in the occupied Shebaa Farms, and also bombed the vicinity of the Khirbet Maez base and an Israeli gathering in Jabal Nadhar.
Meanwhile, Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that Israeli fighters targeted the vicinity of the towns of Ramia and Jabal Balat with 12 raids, and also launched 4 raids on the vicinity of the towns of Al-Adisa, Kafr Kila and Aitaroun.
The Israeli bombing also extended to the surroundings of the towns of Mays al-Jabal, Muhaibib, Blida, Khiam, Al-Adisa, Rashaya Al-Fakhar, and Al-Habbariyeh.
The Israeli raids led to “Total destruction” of at least 3 homes in the village of Kafr Kila, according to the official Lebanese News Agency and the mayor of the border village.
The official agency said that Israeli aircraft targeted the three houses in the morning, and another house in the afternoon, coinciding with artillery shelling that hit a fifth house in the village.
Mukhtar of Kafr Kila, Hassan Sheet, told Agence France-Presse, “About 100 residents remained in Kafr Kila, and fortunately the targeted homes were empty.”
On the other hand, the Israeli army spokesman said that Iron Dome intercepted a drone from Lebanon that had violated Israeli airspace over the sea. Israeli media reported that air defenses responded to a target in the airspace of Acre.
The Israeli military spokesman said in a statement that warplanes raided Hezbollah missile launch sites and military headquarters in the Ramia village area in southern Lebanon.
He added that the army targeted Hezbollah reconnaissance sites and infrastructure in the villages of Hula and Kafr Kila.
Mutual threats
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant visited the northern front, and said that Israel does not seek escalation with Hezbollah, but is prepared to use force to return the Israelis to their homes if Hezbollah does not respect their right to live in those areas, as he put it.
At the same time, the American newspaper The Washington Post quoted Western and Lebanese officials as saying that Israel threatened to escalate its fight with Hezbollah if an agreement was not reached within weeks.
For his part, Sheikh Naim Qassem, Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, warned that Israel would receive the answer “with a big slap and strong action” if it expanded its aggression, as he put it.
He said, “Our readiness to repel the aggression is high, and we are preparing for an aggression that may occur with a beginning but no end.”
Qassem stressed that stability in Lebanon and the region and stopping the war can only be achieved by stopping the aggression against Gaza.
Hezbollah entered into a confrontation with Israel following the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7th and the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza.
The authorities were forced to evacuate tens of thousands of Israelis from settlements and towns near the border with Lebanon.
Through diplomatic pressure on Beirut, Israel is trying to remove Hezbollah fighters beyond the Litani River so that it can return the Israelis to the northern settlements, and at the same time threatens to launch a massive attack on Lebanon.
Source : Tel Aviv Tribune + Agencies + Israeli press
