00:35Clashes erupted in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli artillery targeted the town of Al-Khiam in the Marjeyoun district, while Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on the Metula site in Israel. Footage from the scene showed artillery fire hitting a fuel tank in Al-Khiam, causing a fire. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Lebanese media confirmed that the incident in Al-Khiam was caused by artillery fire, not an airstrike. Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted multiple Israeli military sites, including the Metula barracks, as well as Malikiya, Ruwaisat al-Alam, Khirbet Maar, and Ain Zeitim bases.
The conflict escalated further when the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that ten people, including a child, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on various locations in southern Lebanon on Friday. In response, the Israeli army stated that it targeted Hezbollah fighters in several villages, including Tayr Harfa, Aita al-Shaab, Aytaroun, Meiss al-Jabal, and Maarakeh. Hezbollah confirmed that several of its fighters were killed.
These incidents are part of ongoing cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, which began on October 8, a day after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Israeli artillery and Hezbollah rocket attacks escalate tensions in Southern Lebanon
Clashes erupted in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli artillery targeted the town of Al-Khiam in the Marjeyoun district, while Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on the Metula site in Israel. Footage from the scene showed artillery fire hitting a fuel tank in Al-Khiam, causing a fire. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Lebanese media confirmed that the incident in Al-Khiam was caused by artillery fire, not an airstrike. Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted multiple Israeli military sites, including the Metula barracks, as well as Malikiya, Ruwaisat al-Alam, Khirbet Maar, and Ain Zeitim bases.
The conflict escalated further when the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that ten people, including a child, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on various locations in southern Lebanon on Friday. In response, the Israeli army stated that it targeted Hezbollah fighters in several villages, including Tayr Harfa, Aita al-Shaab, Aytaroun, Meiss al-Jabal, and Maarakeh. Hezbollah confirmed that several of its fighters were killed.
These incidents are part of ongoing cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, which began on October 8, a day after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Clashes erupted in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli artillery targeted the town of Al-Khiam in the Marjeyoun district, while Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on the Metula site in Israel. Footage from the scene showed artillery fire hitting a fuel tank in Al-Khiam, causing a fire. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Lebanese media confirmed that the incident in Al-Khiam was caused by artillery fire, not an airstrike. Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted multiple Israeli military sites, including the Metula barracks, as well as Malikiya, Ruwaisat al-Alam, Khirbet Maar, and Ain Zeitim bases.
The conflict escalated further when the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that ten people, including a child, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on various locations in southern Lebanon on Friday. In response, the Israeli army stated that it targeted Hezbollah fighters in several villages, including Tayr Harfa, Aita al-Shaab, Aytaroun, Meiss al-Jabal, and Maarakeh. Hezbollah confirmed that several of its fighters were killed.
These incidents are part of ongoing cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, which began on October 8, a day after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.