Intense fire on the southern front

Israeli media reports that “Hezbollah is launching a major attack from southern Lebanon using rockets and drones. The sirens keep going off.”

Israeli news sites report: “There are injured Israelis in the north due to Hezbollah rocket attacks on Avivim. The situation is delicate. Seven soldiers present at Al-Maliki’s location were hit, several killed and others injured, in a combined operation that included a barrage of missiles and suicide drone attacks. Hezbollah attacks also targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona.

One media outlet claims that a reservist soldier was killed, while others report power outages in Avivim and Dovev after Hezbollah bombings.

Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee confirms that “airstrikes were carried out against targets associated with Hezbollah in six areas of southern Lebanon, while Israeli warplanes attacked the party’s military buildings in Kfar Kila, Aïta el-Chaab, Khiam and Maroun el-Ras.”

Ten airstrikes hit the forest area stretching from the suburbs of Aita el-Chaab to the area of ​​Ramya in a few hours. Raids continued on the villages of Yaroun, Jabal Blat, Kfar Kila, Aaramta, Khiam and on the outskirts of Rihane.

A house was completely destroyed in Khiam. Paramedics working to clear the rubble found three Hezbollah members killed and another wounded.

The villages of Aïtaroun and Blida were hit by phosphorus bombs, banned internationally, while artillery fire was launched on the outskirts of the towns of Naqoura, Halta, Kfarchouba and Jabal Blat.

Civil defense teams in the Kfar Kila-Tal Nahas region worked tirelessly to extinguish a fire caused by one of the airstrikes.

According to a security source, the Israeli military used “bunker-destroying GBU bombs during airstrikes on Kfar Qila, known for their effectiveness in penetrating fortified structures. These bombs, which have been part of Israel’s arsenal since 2000, are said to have been replenished thanks to increased US shipments.

In retaliation, Hezbollah launched operations against Israeli military sites using guided missiles, causing deaths and injuries to Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah said it was in response to enemy attacks on southern villages and civilian-owned homes.

A building used by Israeli soldiers in the Metula settlement was targeted, as well as two buildings in the Shlomi settlement, one in Hanita, two in Avivim, next to the building in the Al-Manara locality.

Later, Hezbollah targeted Israeli soldiers at the Raheb site, causing direct damage. The organization’s announcement states that it simultaneously targeted and destroyed spy equipment at the same location.

The source points to a significant increase in military engagement between the Israeli army and Hezbollah over the past forty-eight hours, which coincided with Israel’s takeover of the Rafah crossing.

The media reported that “Hezbollah used unconventional weapons against Israeli sites in response to Israel’s scorched earth tactics along the border, rendering the area inhospitable due to significant phosphorus contamination. The cleanup process, aimed at ridding the area of ​​contaminants used by the Israeli military to destroy crops, groundwater and soil, is expected to take several years.

Israeli positions near the Blue Line opened heavy machine-gun fire on the suburbs of Rmeisha and Ramya, targeting water reservoirs and vital roads connecting border communities.

Hezbollah is making the ceasefire along the southern front conditional on the cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.