Field escalation in southern Lebanon: Hezbollah targets occupation gatherings and deadly raids hit Sidon and Nabatieh

Hezbollah announced at dawn today, Sunday, a series of concentrated military operations targeting movements and gatherings of the Israeli occupation army at the Lebanese-Palestinian border. The party confirmed in its statements that these strikes come as a natural response to the ongoing aggression targeting civilians in various Lebanese regions, including the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The field targeting included shelling with rocket salvos that hit Avivim barracks and the Ajl Hill site located north of Kfar Yuval settlement, achieving direct hits among the forces stationed there. The resistance also focused its strikes on the Khallet al-Mahafir area in the border town of Adayssa, where a gathering of soldiers was targeted twice consecutively with rockets to ensure accuracy of impact.

In the Mays al-Jabal axis, field sources reported that the party's artillery targeted the Jibiya military point where occupation soldiers are stationed, resulting in confirmed casualties. These movements come after a busy day of military operations on Saturday, where the party recorded 30 qualitative operations targeting military bases and settlements deep in northern Israel.

On the other hand, the occupation air force continued its violent raids, targeting a residential apartment in the Sharhabil area northeast of Sidon city at dawn on Sunday. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of a citizen and a massive fire in the building, with ambulance and civil defense teams rushing to retrieve the body and control the flames that consumed large parts of the area.

In Nabatieh city, the Lebanese Ministry of Health revealed the final toll of the massacre committed by the occupation in the Al-Rahibat neighborhood yesterday. The ministry clarified that the raid led to the martyrdom of seven people, including four children who died under the rubble, in addition to the injury of five citizens with varying degrees of severity due to the intense shelling.

Sidon city was not spared from direct targeting, as medical sources announced the martyrdom of four citizens and the injury of two others in a raid that targeted the Haret Sidon area on Saturday morning. The raid caused widespread destruction to properties and surrounding buildings, amidst a state of panic among civilian residents in the densely populated area.

In the Jezzine district, Israeli raids hit the town of Qatrani, resulting in an initial toll of three citizens martyred and six others injured. Rescue teams continue search and sweep operations in the targeted sites to ensure there are no missing persons under the rubble of homes destroyed by concussion missiles.

Field reports indicate that the scope of military confrontations has significantly expanded since the end of last February, with the occupation intensifying its aerial raids on southern villages and towns. The resistance responds daily by targeting the front lines and rear bases of the occupation army, placing the region before open escalation scenarios.

Amidst this continuous escalation, hospitals in southern Lebanon continue to receive dozens of wounded and injured due to indiscriminate raids targeting residential areas. Local sources confirm that the pace of Israeli shelling has not stopped since late night hours, with intensive drone and warplane flights in the skies of Sidon, Tyre, and Nabatieh.

Our operations come in response to the criminal Israeli aggression that has affected dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and the southern suburbs of Beirut.