Four Israeli troops killed, two wounded in Hezbollah operations

At least four Israeli troops have been killed in southern Lebanon as fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah carried out waves of operations against the occupation forces in defense of Lebanon and its nation.

The Israeli army announced in a brief statement on Tuesday that the soldiers lost their lives during combat in southern Lebanon. Two other troops were also wounded in action.

This comes as Hezbollah stated that several Israeli troops holed up inside a house in Khallat al-Jawar area of Beit Lif town in southern Lebanon were targeted with a guided missile. The strike left an unspecified number of soldiers killed and wounded.

Hezbollah fighters also targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles east of al-Khiam detention center with a salvo of rockets.

Additionally, the fighters launched a range of rockets at the settlements of Metula, Dovir, Avivim and Kiryat Shmona, as well as al-Ghajar and al-Malikiya sites.

Hezbollah targets Israeli naval base in Haifa with precision missiles

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has targeted an Israeli naval base in the city of Haifa with precision missiles.

Furthermore, Hezbollah forces struck the Gilot base, which serves as the headquarters of Unit 8200 of the Israeli Military Intelligence, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv with a barrage of rockets.

In a related development, a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles in the town of Deir Seryan was targeted with a barrage of artillery rounds.

Repeated waves of rockets and artillery shells also slammed into gatherings of Israeli soldiers at El-Friz Hill in the town of Ainatha.

Hezbollah resistance fighters also targeted and destroyed an Israeli Merkava battle tank in the al-Sedr district of the town of Ainatha with a number of explosive devices.

Hezbollah’s recent campaign has been characterized by an intense and unprecedented operational tempo.

In recent days, the fighters of the resistance movement have carried out two offensive operations per hour.

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