Deadly escalation in southern Lebanon: 4 martyrs in a raid on Maaroub and Hezbollah carries out 44 offensive operations

Lebanese medical sources reported early Sunday that four citizens, including a woman, were martyred and three others were injured as a result of an airstrike carried out by Israeli occupation aircraft targeting the town of Maaroub in the southern sector. This raid comes in the context of an ongoing military escalation that affects Lebanese villages and towns daily.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health revealed in its latest statistics a tragic increase in the number of victims, as the toll of the extensive Israeli aggression since the beginning of last March reached about 2055 martyrs. Medical teams also recorded 6588 people injured with varying degrees of severity due to continuous air and artillery shelling.

On the ground, Hezbollah announced the implementation of a wide series of military operations, totaling 44 attacks, targeting gatherings, vehicles, and sites belonging to the occupation army. The party confirmed in its statements that these operations come in response to the continued aggression and to protect Lebanese territories and their residents from ground incursions.

Missile attacks included six major settlements in occupied northern Palestine, with shelling focusing on Shlomi, Yir'on, and Kiryat Shmona. Missile barrages also hit the settlements of Margaliot, Avivim, and Nahariya, triggering air defense systems and sirens.

In the context of confronting ground infiltration attempts, Hezbollah fighters targeted gatherings of occupation soldiers at eight border points in southern Lebanon. Clashes focused around the city of Bint Jbeil and the Liberation Triangle, in addition to Shamran Hill and the Aqaba area in the town of Ain Ebel and Khiam.

Hezbollah used suicide drones and guided missiles in its operations to strike occupation movements in the towns of Dibel, Rashaf, and Beit Leif. Field sources also reported targeting military gatherings in Al-Qawzah, Al-Bayadah, and Shema, confirming direct hits among the invading forces.

Regarding military bases, Hezbollah announced the shelling of four strategic bases, including Filyoun base south of Rosh Pina settlement and Jabal Neria base. Fighters also targeted Al-Mutla base and the newly established Blat site in southern Lebanon with precise missile strikes that disabled some equipment.

In a qualitative development, suicide drones targeted the command headquarters of the Al-Sahl Battalion in Beit Hillel barracks, in addition to Ya'ara, Shomera, and Kiryat Shmona barracks. Military statements mentioned that swarms of drones successfully reached their targets despite intensive Israeli interception attempts.

The shelling was not limited to the Galilee but extended to include military infrastructure in Karmiel settlement and Katzrin settlement located in the occupied Syrian Golan. Hezbollah also targeted Dafna settlement with missile volleys, confirming that its target bank is expanding to include all logistical support points for the Israeli army.

In terms of intelligence and leadership, the communications station in Al-Aliqa barracks in the occupied Golan was targeted using a sophisticated qualitative drone. Hezbollah also announced the shelling of the command headquarters of Division 146 in Ja'atoun settlement, and the targeting of a military vehicle carrying a leadership team in the border town of Al-Taybeh.

Israeli artillery positions were also within the targeting circle, as Hezbollah sources shelled artillery positions in the settlements of Goren, Dishon, and Yiftah. This shelling aims to reduce the intensity of fire used by the occupation to pave the way for its ground forces attempting to advance in the front villages.

In contrast, areas of northern Israel experienced a state of constant alert, with sirens sounding 18 times within a few hours in more than 20 towns. Warnings included wide areas in the Upper and Western Galilee and the Galilee Panhandle, amid reports of rockets falling in open and populated areas.

Our response will continue until the Israeli-American aggression against Lebanon and its people stops.