Israeli incursions intensify in south Lebanon as clashes with Hezbollah expand Hezbollah has scaled back attacks deep inside #Israel as it shifts its focus to confronting expanding Israeli ground incursions in southern Lebanon, while Israel has w...
...idened its target list across Lebanese territory. By Saturday afternoon, Hezbollah had issued 22 statements claiming attacks, most of them targeting Israeli military positions along the border, surveillance and air-defense systems, and settlements in northern occupied #Palestine. The group also reported striking Israeli soldiers and vehicles inside Lebanese territory near Khiam, Maroun al-Ras, and newly established Israeli positions at Blat and Nimr al-Jamal opposite Alma al-Shaab, as well...
... as areas around the Khiam detention center, west of Blida, and Khazzan Hill in Odaisseh. According to sources in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah is prioritizing efforts to repel Israeli ground advances after the Israeli army launched incursions along at least four axes. Israel has also attempted to prevent reinforcements from reaching Hezbollah fighters in the south by striking key infrastructure, including bridges and crossings linking areas south of the Litani River with those to the north....
... Airstrikes also targeted roads between villages. Sources said the campaign appears aimed at depopulating the south, with ambulances and civil defense units reportedly coming under attack. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported Israeli warplanes struck the Khardali road and bridge linking Nabatieh and Marjayoun near a Lebanese army checkpoint, leaving a large crater and completely cutting the road. Israeli strikes have also targeted medical facilities and ambulance centers, killing 22 par...
...e group of transporting rockets and weapons in civilian trucks along Lebanon’s coastal areas. Airstrikes and artillery bombardment have intensified across southern Lebanon, hitting towns including Majdal Zoun, Yater, Taybeh, Sajd, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Khiam, Naqoura, Kharayeb, Bint Jbeil, Ainata, Aitaroun, Maroun al-Ras, and the outskirts of Shebaa and Hasbaya, with clashes ongoing across multiple fronts. The escalation has also affected UN peacekeepers, with a UNIFIL position near Mays al...
...amedics since the start of the war, according to Lebanese officials. The deadliest incident occurred when an Israeli strike hit a Ministry of Public Health primary care center in Burj Qalaouiyeh, killing 12 doctors, paramedics, and nurses. Another strike hit a gathering point for the Islamic Health Authority and the Al-Risala Scouts Association in Souwaneh, killing two people. The Israeli military claimed Hezbollah uses ambulances and medical facilities for military purposes and accused th...