Shafaq News- Beirut
Hezbollah on Wednesday escalated cross-border attacks on northern Israel with a wave of drone and rocket strikes on military positions and settlements, in one of the most intense days of exchanges since fighting erupted on March 2.
In a series of statements, Hezbollah reported that it lured an Israeli force into an ambush during its advance from Taybeh toward the Litani River, claiming the operation inflicted casualties and injuries among the troops. The group also stated that its fighters targeted the Ammiad base north of the Sea of Galilee with a swarm of explosive-laden drones, followed by rocket fire on the settlement of Kiryat Shmona. The same area came under attack about an hour later, with a second round of rockets.
Further attacks followed across northern Israel. Hezbollah struck Jabal Neria, a site linked to Israel’s Meron base used for surveillance and operational command, deploying additional drones. Rocket fire also hit a gathering of troops and vehicles at the Misgav Am site, while another strike targeted forces assembled in the village of Qantara.
Additional operations included a drone strike on a gathering of Israeli troops in Deir Seryan, which the group described as a direct hit, as well as artillery fire targeting a position on Al-Awida hill in the border town of Odaisseh.
On the Israeli side, Israel’s Home Front Command indicated that air raid sirens were activated in the Yiron area in the Upper Galilee after rockets were detected coming from Lebanon. The Israeli military reported that 309 of its soldiers have been injured since the start of ground operations in southern Lebanon, including 23 in serious condition, with 48 injured over the past 24 hours.
In a post on X, the military detailed the destruction of infrastructure in southern Lebanon and the discovery of weapons, along with the killing of fighters affiliated with Hezbollah, without providing further details. It also noted that Hezbollah downed an Israeli drone overnight using a surface-to-air missile, adding that there was no concern over any data breach from the aircraft.