Click to see full-size image. By Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib.
On January 12, Hezbollah launched five attacks against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from its heartland in southern Lebanon.
In separate statements, the group said its fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli troops near the military sites of al-Manara and Hadab al-Bustan with “suitable weapons.” It also announced attacks on the military sites of al-Asi, Hanita and al-Malikiyah.
The attacks were carried out “to support the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance,” Hezbollah said.
In response to the attacks, the IDF said that it carried out strikes against targets of Hezbollah in the towns of Labboun, Ramyah and Ayta al-Shab in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese media also reported that a civilian man was shot and wounded by Israeli troops based in the settlement of Metula while he was traveling on a road near the Lebanese town of al-Hamames. The wounded man was evacuated by a force from the Lebanese military and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
Click to see full-size image. By Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib.
The clashes on the Lebanese-Israeli border first broke out after the start of the war in Gaza, with Hezbollah and its allies carrying out attacks in support of the Strip.
As of January 12, the border clashes have resulted in four civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of nine IDF soldiers. On the Lebanese side, more than 180 have been killed. The toll includes 150 Hezbollah fighters, 14 of whom were killed in Syria, 25 Palestinians, a Lebanese soldier, and at least 24 civilians.
