Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets into Israel, with the group claiming it has targeted soldiers massing on the border as the Israeli Defence Forces ordered more troops and armoured units to join its ground invasion of Lebanon.
The militant group said this morning it had confronted Israeli forces who were infiltrating the southern villages of Adaisseh and Maroun al-Ras, forcing them to retreat – though Israel has not confirmed this.
The Iran-backed group also said that its fighters had targeted ‘a large infantry force’ in Misgav Am across the border with ‘rockets and artillery’, as well as troop gatherings in three other locations, one with Burkan short-range ballistic missiles.
Hezbollah’s media officer Mohammad Afif declared the group was only in ’round one’ of its fight against the IDF and sought to dispel speculation that it had been weakened by ongoing Israeli attacks.
‘Our forces and resistance are fully prepared to confront and resist the enemy. I tell everyone that the resistance is fine and the command and control system is fine.
‘What happened in Misgav Am, Maroun al-Ras and Adaisseh today is only the beginning,’ he said.
It comes as the IDF presses on with its brutal bombardment of Hezbollah positions across Lebanon, with at least five powerful explosions rocking southern Beirut Wednesday morning.
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Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians are fleeing north while Britons and other foreign nationals are rushing to escape the country after the IDF warned those living in the south to evacuate their homes.
Meanwhile, Israel’s military is preparing a ‘significant retaliation’ to yesterday’s shocking attack by Iran that saw nearly 200 ballistic missiles streak across the Middle East and rain down on Israel last night.
