Fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have carried out multiple operations against Israeli military sites, firing dozens of rockets from southern Lebanon towards border areas on the northern side of the 1948 occupied territories.
Lebanese news channel al-Mayadeen reported that dozens of Katyusha rockets were launched from Lebanon at Meron airbase on Saturday in retaliation for Israeli military strikes on the villages of Qaouzah and Markaba as well as the town of Sarbin in the south of Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Israeli media said a major radar site inside a military base suffered damage following Hezbollah attacks.
A heavy salvo of missiles was also launched towards settlements in the Mount Meron region of the Upper Galilee, including Safsofa, Hagnoz, Kfar Hosh and Bar Yoha.
Earlier on Saturday, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said that Hezbollah’s support for the Gaza Strip had curbed Israeli military plots against the Palestinian territories and southern Lebanon.
“Those who do not think about the future are those who ignore the Zionist enemy and are unable to recognize that their support will bring benefits beyond solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and the security of Lebanon. Their support will result in the creation of a full-fledged deterrent force against Israel, which will prevent it from crossing the red lines,” Sheikh Qassem stressed.
He said proposals put forward to restore calm to the volatile border between Lebanon and lands occupied by Israel will be effective if they guarantee a complete ceasefire and an end to almost daily cross-border shooting.
“Anyone who proposes a ceasefire initiative in southern Lebanon to allay Israel’s concerns gives the regime a chance to intensify its aggression against Gaza,” Sheikh Qassem said.
The Israeli regime has repeatedly attacked southern Lebanon since October 7, when it launched a genocidal war on Gaza that has killed at least 34,388 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
In retaliation, Hezbollah launched near-daily rocket attacks on Israeli positions.
At least 380 people have been killed on the Lebanese border, including 72 civilians.
The fighting forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the northern part of the occupied territories, amid rocket fire and bombings carried out by Hezbollah and allied Palestinian groups.
Hezbollah has already fought two Israeli wars against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006. Resistance forced the regime to retreat in both conflicts.
