Hizbullah claims 20 rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel
Istanbul – Antara reported on Saturday, 8 March, that Hizbullah, the Lebanon-based group, said it had launched 20 attacks using rockets and drones at several Israeli military sites and concentrations of troops in the northern region of Israel. The group said in a series of statements monitored by Anadolu Agency that the attacks were carried out in response to Israel’s strikes on dozens of towns and villages in Lebanon, including areas on the southern outskirts of Beirut.
One target was the northern Israeli city of Nahariya. Hizbullah said it launched three waves of rocket fire and swarms of drones roaming around after previously warning residents to leave the area.
Earlier on Saturday, the group also urged residents of Nahariya and Kiryat Shmona to leave the area immediately and head south. The warnings were issued via Telegram accompanied by a map of the two towns.
Hizbullah also stated it had targeted the Iron Dome radar system at Kiryat Eliezer, which it called one of the main air defence bases in Haifa, northern Israel.
Other attacks included rocket fire and drone strikes on the cities of Haifa and Kiryat Shmona, as well as the Stella Maris base and Rafael’s military-industrial complex near Acre, according to the group.
Hizbullah also reported attacks on several Israeli military positions near the Lebanon border, including troop concentrations around Khiam and Jabal Hamamis in southern Lebanon.
Additional strikes also targeted military positions around the Fatima Gate crossing at the Lebanon-Israel border and the Ein Zeitim base in the northwest of Safed, the group said.
Hizbullah also said it had fired a “precision missile” toward the Tel Hashomer base about 120 kilometres from the Lebanon border.
The development comes amid an expanding Israeli military campaign in Lebanon since Monday, following limited rocket fire by Hizbullah amid heightened regional tensions arising from the war triggered by Israeli and U.S. aggression against Iran.
Israel has killed more than 4,000 people and wounded around 17,000 in the attacks in Lebanon that began in October 2023 and escalated into a full-scale war by September 2024.
Although there is a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hizbullah since November 2024, the Zionist regime’s military, backed by the US, continues to violate causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.
Source: Anadolu