Hezbollah in Lebanon announced, at dawn on Saturday, that it had engaged in fierce clashes with an Israeli infantry force that carried out an airborne landing operation in the Bekaa Governorate, eastern the country. In a military statement, the party clarified that its fighters detected the infiltration of four Israeli helicopters coming from the Syrian border, which landed soldiers at the triangle of the villages of Yahfoufa, Al-Khraiba, and Maarbon in the eastern mountain range.
Field sources reported that the infiltrating Israeli force attempted to advance towards the eastern neighborhood of Nabi Chit town, but the fighters ambushed them upon their arrival at the cemetery area. Direct confrontations erupted from close range, prompting the Israeli army to intervene with intensive air support to rescue its soldiers and secure their withdrawal route from the targeted area.
Bekaa's airspace witnessed intensive flights of warplanes and drones, as the occupation carried out what was described as 'fire belts' by launching about 40 airstrikes targeting the vicinity of the clash area. Sources stated that these violent raids were primarily aimed at cutting off roads, preventing the arrival of reinforcements, and providing fire cover for the withdrawal of the special force that fell into the ambush.
In a related context, medical sources confirmed the martyrdom of 10 people and the injury of 17 others as a result of the concentrated aerial bombardment that targeted Nabi Chit town and its surroundings during the night hours. Ambulance teams and paramedics were repeatedly targeted by Israeli aircraft, which hampered rescue operations and the provision of assistance to the injured at the bombing sites.
Hezbollah indicated that its artillery carried out precise and concentrated shelling along the withdrawal routes of the Israeli force, confirming definite casualties among the aggressors. The statement also highlighted the role played by the local residents in providing fire support, as local residents participated in confronting the Israeli force as soon as it was discovered in the town's neighborhoods.
This operation comes amidst speculation suggesting that the repeated Israeli targeting of Nabi Chit town is linked to claims about the presence of the remains of the missing Israeli pilot Ron Arad in that area. Military history recalls that Israel carried out similar landing operations in the Bekaa during the 2006 war, targeting Dar Al-Hikma Hospital and Buday town at that time.
For its part, official Lebanese sources stated that the heights of the eastern mountain range on the Lebanese-Syrian border witnessed unprecedented tension and the flight of Israeli thermal balloons. The sources confirmed that the resistance's air defense systems were activated in the Bekaa sky, forcing enemy warplanes to retreat after carrying out their aggressive missions.
This field escalation comes at a time when the region is witnessing a comprehensive explosion of conditions, following the collapse of the ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024. The scope of confrontations has expanded to include mutual strikes and assassinations targeting senior leaders, which prompted the Israeli army to begin what were described as limited ground incursions in several axes.
Israeli raids continue to target the southern suburbs of Beirut and wide areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded daily. Observers believe that the failed landing operation in Nabi Chit represents an Israeli attempt to reach strategic targets deep inside Lebanese territory, away from the traditional confrontation lines at the southern border.
The clash escalated after the enemy force was exposed, with the Israeli enemy resorting to carrying out fire belts, including about 40 raids, to secure the withdrawal of the force.
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Hezbollah Thwarts Israeli Landing Operation in Bekaa: Details of Nabi Chit Clashes