Hezbollah Clashes with Israeli Army as Evacuations Expand: Updates from Northern Border with Lebanon

Israel expanded its evacuations of residents from communities on its northern front with Lebanon on Sunday, as cross-border clashes with Hezbollah escalated since the outbreak of war in Gaza more than two weeks ago.

After activating a plan last week to transfer residents from 28 villages in the border area and from the nearby town of Kiryat Shmona, while providing temporary accommodation at state expense, the Israeli Ministry of Defense said that it would add 14 villages to the evacuation list.

Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee confirmed that Hezbollah is on the front line with us and we will continue to strike any group affiliated with it that launches attacks against us.

Adraee added: “Our primary goal is to strike Hamas’ infrastructure and return the detainees. We are preparing for war in the north, and we have evacuated areas on the Lebanese border.”

He continued: “We targeted a Hezbollah cell that attempted to launch a missile at a military site in the Shebaa Farms.”

“Party” attacks:

On the other hand, Hezbollah announced today in a series of statements that its members attacked the Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the Shebaa Farms and Kfarshouba Hills, as well as the Al-Abbaad and Misqaf General sites, with rocket weapons and artillery shells, and achieved direct and confirmed casualties.

Party members also targeted the Bayad Blida and Al-Malikiyah sites with guided missiles and artillery shells, causing confirmed casualties.

Meanwhile, this afternoon, the southern border witnessed mutual skirmishes, as Israeli bombing targeted the outskirts of the town of Blida all the way to Aitaroun in the central sector, while bursts of gunfire were recorded at the Israeli sites of Al-Bayyad and Al-Malikiyah opposite the towns of Blida and Aitaroun, amid intense flight of Israeli reconnaissance drones over the areas. The province of Al-Tuffah, Al-Zahrani and Nabatieh.

The National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes carried out a raid east of the town of Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil district.

It was also reported that the Israeli enemy targeted a Rapid car in the outskirts of Aitaroun, which was carrying Syrian workers who went to inspect the chicken farm where they worked. According to initial information, they were slightly injured and trapped by the bombing.

While Al-Manar’s correspondent explained that an Israeli drone targeted a “Rapid” car opposite the “Al-Malikiyah” site, next to which was a family of Syrian workers who were working in one of the Aitaroun fields. The raid led to the injury of one Syrian and the survival of the family.

He pointed out that the Israeli army’s talk about targeting a Hezbollah cell in the region is incorrect.

Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee announced that an Israeli army force targeted an armed cell that was spotted trying to launch an anti-tank missile towards Israeli territory in the Avivim area on the Lebanese border. He added, “We destroyed a platform that fired a missile at an Israeli plane in southern Lebanon.”

In the evening, the National News Agency reported that the outskirts of the border town of Al-Bustan were subjected to the fall of three artillery shells from the Israeli enemy, which were preceded by an explosion, the echoes of which were heard in the area.

It was also reported that there was heavy Israeli artillery shelling on the Halta and Kafr Shuba heights, and later on the areas of Yarin, Al-Bustan, and Wadi Aweid.

This was accompanied by Israeli spy planes flying over the Marjayoun area at medium altitude.

This was preceded by the Israeli army announcing that it launched raids with warplanes on Hezbollah infrastructure near the town of Al-Malikiyah.

It was also reported that a fire broke out in Mays al-Jabal, next to the border with occupied Palestine, in the Jibia area, near the southern side of the Al-Manara colony, and extends towards occupied Palestine.

Later, Israeli warplanes again carried out an air strike east of the town of Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil district, and this was accompanied by the launching of four flare bombs in the airspace of Kafr Shuba.

He also threw flares over the following border villages: Mays al-Jabal, al-Mari, and al-Majidiya.

It was reported that the Israeli army opened fire from the Al-Asi site towards Mays al-Jabal, wounding a citizen with a gunshot, and he was taken to the hospital for treatment.

While Israeli media reported “suspicions of a security incident in the “Yifthah” settlement on the border with Lebanon,” “Voice of Lebanon” reported casualties among the Israeli army as a result of the launching of a missile directed from Lebanon towards the “Yifthah” settlement.

Pulling bodies for Hezbollah

Meanwhile, the representative of the National Agency reported that the Lebanese Red Cross and UNIFIL forces are working to withdraw the bodies of the resistance martyrs from the contact line adjacent to the town of Ramieh and occupied Palestine, after they were targeted by an enemy raid this afternoon, amid alert and complete readiness for the resistance in the event of a penetration or defect by the the enemy..

According to information from LBCI, the bodies of 6 dead members of Hezbollah were retrieved from the outskirts of the town of Ramia by a team from the Red Cross and the Lebanese Army, with the support of UNIFIL.

In addition, the Israeli army announced the launching of missiles from Lebanon towards an Israeli army position in the “Yifthah” settlement.

The Israeli site of Dahr al-Asi, opposite Mays al-Jabal, was also targeted.

It was reported that the berms and surroundings of the Israeli “Al-Bayyad” site, opposite the town of Blida, were burned after it was targeted by Hezbollah.

Also, the Israeli army announced that it bombed a Hezbollah position with drones in response to the firing of an anti-tank missile at southern Kiryat Shmona.

An artillery shell was fired by the Israeli enemy army towards the town of Hula at the house of the person called M. A., may have caused it to burn. The occupation army shells also targeted the “Al-Marj” area on the outskirts of the town.

Meanwhile, enemy aircraft were flying over the northern Bekaa and Hermel regions at medium altitude. Israeli warplanes also flew over Baalbek at a high altitude, before turning toward the southwest.

Israeli media reported that “three Israeli army soldiers were injured, one of them in serious condition, as a result of Hezbollah’s firing of a guided missile yesterday,” stressing that “14 new settlements located within 5 km of the border with Lebanon will be evacuated.”

In parallel, spy helicopters continued their intense flight in the skies of the liberated area in Hasbaya and Arqoub, reaching the outskirts of Western Bekaa, at a time when the Lebanese army, in coordination with UNIFIL forces, intensified their foot patrols to monitor the situation in anticipation of any security developments that might occur.

This morning, sirens were sounded more than once in the Israeli army settlements located near the Blue Line, which have become empty of residents.

Disabling the Israeli monitoring system

On the other hand, Israeli media reported that Hezbollah bombed army positions in the north of the occupied territories, which led to the disruption of part of the monitoring system along the border with Lebanon.

The Israeli occupation army announced light weapons fire targeting a military site in “Miskav Am” in the eastern sector of the border with Lebanon, where cameras and sensors at the site were targeted.

Party deaths on the rise:

On another level, Hezbollah issued the following statement:

“With greater pride and pride, the Islamic Resistance mourns the martyr, the Mujahid, Ali Mahmoud Marmar, “Abu Turab,” from the town of Taybeh, south of Lebanon, who rose while carrying out his jihadist duty.

The martyr, the Mujahid Ahmed Ali Al-Halani, “Nour Ali,” from the town of Al-Halaniyeh in the Bekaa, who rose while carrying out his jihad duty, also died.

The “Islamic Resistance” also killed the martyr, the Mujahid Ali Khalil Khreis. Condolences and blessings will be accepted on Sunday, October 22, from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the Husseiniyah of Al-Qaim Complex – third floor – Al-Abyad neighborhood. The funeral ceremony will begin and he will be buried in Rawdat Al-Hawraa Zainab – Al-Ghobeiry at 5 p.m.

The “Islamic Resistance” mourned the death of the martyr, the Mujahid Ali Youssef Abu Khalil “Zulfiqar” from the town of Qulaila in southern Lebanon, who rose while carrying out his jihadist duty.

The “Islamic Resistance” also mourned the death of the martyr, the Mujahid, Haider Khader Ayad, “Muhammad Jawad” from the town of Tir Falsiyeh, southern Lebanon, who rose while carrying out his jihadist duty.

The martyr, the Mujahid, Jaafar Abbas Ayoub, “Zulfiqar,” from the town of Younine in the Bekaa, who rose while carrying out his jihadist duty, was married.

At night, the party announced in a statement: “With greater pride and pride, the Islamic Resistance brings to life the martyr Mujahid Bilal Abdullah Ayoub “Ali Haidar” from the town of Yahfufa in the Bekaa, who rose while carrying out his jihadist duty.”

The party also mourned its seventh martyr today, Muhammad Hassan Mansour “Shamran,” from the town of Mashghara in the Bekaa.

Yesterday, the party also mourned “six of its members, bringing the death toll of Hezbollah since the start of skirmishes with the Israeli army in southern Lebanon in support of the Al-Aqsa flood to 26.”

It is reported that after a hot night that lasted until mid-morning, the towns of Maroun al-Ras, Al-Shaab and Al-Dhahaira were subjected to Israeli bombing in the morning.

In this context, information stated that the Israeli army bombed the western sector and the outskirts of Aitaroun from the central sector.

The Israeli bombing continued in the vicinity of the town of Kafr Shuba, and two shells were fired at the Bastra Farm and the Hay Quarter in Shebaa Farms.

In this context, Al Arabiya’s correspondent indicated that the Israeli army bombed the Kornet missile launch site at its barracks in Shebaa Farms.

In response to the bombing, missiles were fired at the Israeli Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the Kfar Shuba hills.

Yesterday, the southern border axes regained their intensity in light of the Israeli army’s bombardment of many border areas, starting with the outskirts of the towns of Al-Dahaira and Alma Al-Shaab in the western sector, with heavy artillery. The Israeli bombing also targeted the vicinity of the town of Alma Al-Shaab in the western sector and the outskirts of Al-Dahaira. The bombing targeted homes and the public road.
The information indicated that “Hezbollah fired several missiles towards Mount Dov and the Israeli army responded to the source of the fire,” and it announced that “six of its members were killed in the Israeli bombing that targeted the forces of the south yesterday.”
The “party” bombed Ruwaisat al-Alam and Tallet al-Samaqa, and targeted an Israeli military site opposite the border town of Blida. It was reported that a Rapid car was targeted from a march in Hula, which led to the death of its driver.
For its part, the Israeli army targeted a house with a raid in the outskirts of the towns of Maroun and Yaroun, in southern Lebanon. The party also targeted an Israeli army spy and surveillance column opposite the Al-Dabaka area in Mays Al-Jabal, and the Al-Abad military site opposite the town of Hula. The barracks and settlement of Hanita were also targeted with guided missiles. The Israeli army responded by bombing the hills of Kafr Shuba and Shebaa and the outskirts of the towns of Halta, Shanouh and Rabaa al-Tabhan. The bombing also targeted the outskirts of the town of Blida, Marjayoun District.

A light shell fell on Tal Al-Nahhas in southern Lebanon, causing a fire to break out between Burj Al-Muluk and Tal Al-Nahhas near the 800 line. In turn, the party targeted Jabal Al-Tayarat opposite the town of Yaroun with two guided missiles, and also targeted Al-Manara colony opposite Mays Al-Jabal with guided missiles.
Israeli media announced the firing of mortar shells in Shebaa Farms, and the Israeli army, for its part, bombed the source of the fire and the outskirts of the town of Yaron. A shell was fired from the Israeli Al-Hamari site near Al-Wazzani towards the Khiam Plain. In the evening, the intensity of the bombing intensified, and Israeli aircraft carried out raids on the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, Ramiya, and the landfill area between Yaroun and Bint Jbeil. The Israeli army announced that one of its soldiers was killed and two were wounded in a bombing of northern Israel.

The “Islamic Group” was once again present in the field incidents, and its military wing, the “Fajr Forces”, announced that it had launched new missile strikes on Israeli sites in the occupied territories.

2023-10-22 19:03:05
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