In less than 24 hours, Israeli air and drone strikes have resulted in the deaths of seven Hezbollah fighters, including a field commander.
Early on Saturday, an Israeli drone targeted a car on the coastal road from Al-Naqoura to Tyre, killing three fighters. The car caught fire, claiming the lives of field commander Hussein Badawi, Abbas Khalil, and Farouk Mohammed Harb.
Four more fighters, Ali Shalhoub, Mohammed Ghebreyes, Mustafa Salman, and Ali Qasim, were killed on Friday night in Israeli air strikes on the towns of Aita Al-Shaab and Blida in Lebanon’s southern border area.
Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the Israeli Army, stated that the Israeli Air Force destroyed a car carrying fighters who had launched rockets at Israeli territory. He added that these individuals were affiliated with the Imam Hussein Brigade, which operates on behalf of Hezbollah and is linked to Iran.
Israeli artillery also targeted various areas, including Labbouneh, Tayr Harfa, Al-Jebain, the Al-Wazzani area, and the southwestern neighborhoods of Mays Al-Jabal and Ramiya. Incendiary shells were fired near Al-Naqoura, Jabal Al-Labbouneh, and Alma Al-Shaab.
Israeli fighter jets continued to patrol the skies above southern Lebanon, flying at low altitudes over Beirut’s southern suburbs on Saturday.
Hezbollah reported that it had successfully launched a drone strike on a new Israeli sector headquarters in Liman and targeted the Israeli military border site of Jal Al-Alam.
Brig. Gen. Pablo Gomez Lera, commander of UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon’s eastern sector, met with Rawad Salloum, the mayor of Hasbaya, to discuss the indiscriminate bombing of villages and towns, forced displacement of residents in border towns, and relief projects for those who remain. He expressed concern about the escalation of military operations but expressed hope for a ceasefire before the expected start of Ramadan on March 11.
Mohammed Fneish, a former Hezbollah minister, warned that the group would continue its operations against Israel. He emphasized that addressing the violence in Palestine and prioritizing efforts to stop the bloodshed should take precedence over any discussions about peace. Fneish added that Hezbollah determines the rules of engagement with Israel, and Israel cannot go beyond these rules.
