Israeli Bombing in Southern Lebanon: Live Updates and Developments on the Lebanon Front

2024-03-22 18:00:08

Developments on the Lebanon Front | Israeli bombing of a number of border villages in the south

Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed – Beirut

March 22, 2024

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The Israeli bombing renewed this Friday afternoon on a number of border towns and villages in southern Lebanon after a cautious night witnessed in the western and central sectors, with the exception of the launching of a number of flares from the occupation army and an Israeli reconnaissance flight in the morning.

In the noon hours, the occupation army launched raids on Tallet Al-Hamamis and the towns of Al-Adisa and Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon, and an Israeli Merkava tank in Metulla fired two shells at the city of Khiam.

In the past few days, the southern Lebanese border with occupied Palestine has witnessed a decline in the pace of military operations by Hezbollah and the occupation army, at a time when Lebanon is awaiting the course of the truce negotiations in Gaza, counting on a ceasefire and its withdrawal on its front.

Yesterday, Thursday, Hezbollah carried out 9 military operations against enemy army positions and concentrations, causing direct casualties, while a senior official confirmed that every Israeli attack will be met with a response, and escalation will be followed by escalation, and expansion will be followed by expansion.

Deputy Chairman of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Ali Damoush, said on Friday, “The Israeli’s predicament is much greater than what some of them might imagine, and arrogance and stubbornness will not lead him to the result he wants.”

“Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed” follows developments on the Lebanese Front first hand…

Hezbollah targets two buildings where occupation soldiers are stationed

The Lebanese “Hezbollah” said that it targeted, with appropriate weapons, two buildings in which Israeli occupation soldiers were stationed, in the “Zarait” and “Wafif” settlements.

Lebanon intends to file a complaint with the Security Council regarding Israeli interference

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Lebanon will submit an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council regarding what it described as “Israel’s attacks on Lebanese sovereignty by disrupting navigation systems.”

The Ministry added in a statement that the Israeli measure affects “the safety of civil aviation in the airspace of Rafic Hariri International Airport – Beirut since the beginning of the war on Gaza. This complaint came as a continuation of the campaign to document Israeli violations and violations and a continuation of the series of complaints previously filed.”

A Lebanese complaint against Israel for jamming navigation systems

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, based on the proposal of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the request of the Council of Ministers, instructed the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York, “to submit an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council about Israel’s attacks on Lebanese sovereignty, by disrupting navigation systems and civil aviation safety.” In the atmosphere of Rafic Hariri International Airport – Beirut, since the beginning of the war on Gaza.

The Foreign Ministry stated in a statement, “This complaint came as a continuation of the campaign to document Israeli violations and violations, and a continuation of the series of complaints filed previously, as Lebanon denounces these Israeli actions, which are characterized by the described recklessness, without caring about their dangerous consequences on the safety of civil aviation, as well as on the lives of thousands of civilian passengers daily.” “In flagrant violation of the laws and regulations sponsored by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association, as well as the International Civil Aviation Convention signed in Chicago in 1944, in addition to international humanitarian law.”

Israeli artillery shelling targets residential neighborhoods in Aitaroun

The official Lebanese National News Agency indicated that the town of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon was subjected to artillery shelling targeting its residential neighborhoods.

An Israeli raid on a neighborhood in Aita al-Shaab

The official Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Israeli raid targeted the Abu Laban neighborhood, in Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah targets the Ruwaisat Al-Alam website

The Lebanese Hezbollah reported that it had targeted the Ruwaisat al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba hills with appropriate weapons, confirming that direct hits had been achieved there.

Israeli bombing targets Labouneh

Al-Araby Al-Jadeed correspondent reported that an Israeli bombing targeted the town of Labouneh in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah targets occupation soldiers in the Jal al-Alam site

The Lebanese Hezbollah said that it targeted a deployment of Israeli occupation army soldiers in the vicinity of the Jal al-Alam site with artillery weapons, confirming that its members were killed or wounded.

Mikati: It is not possible to rely on a guarantee provided by the Israeli enemy

Caretaker Prime Minister in Lebanon, Najib Mikati, reiterated that “the government is continuing its diplomatic contacts at the Arab and international levels to stop the Israeli aggression against Lebanon.”

Mikati pointed out in his position today, Friday, that “the results of the contacts so far appear to be positive, without neglecting a fundamental issue, which is that it is not possible to rely on any positive position or guarantee provided by the Israeli enemy.”

He said to his visitors in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, that “the government, from the first day of the start of the Israeli aggression, formed an emergency committee to follow up on the situation of the south and southerners, and it is continuing its work to provide the necessary assistance to those displaced from their villages, according to the available capabilities, and in a parallel line it is following the steps required to confront the repercussions.” “Israeli aggression diplomatically and internationally, especially through the United Nations and its organizations.”

In response to what is rumored about the government’s decision to give compensation to those affected by the south, Mikati said, “The Israeli aggression and acts of destruction of homes and facilities in the south continue, and it is impossible under these circumstances to take any step to count and determine the damage or its cost,” pointing out that “everything that is being rumored In this context, it is incorrect, especially since everyone knows the limited capabilities of the state, which is barely able to provide basic needs, and is striving in parallel to secure the minimum required support for the displaced from the villages of the south.”

The occupation forces machine-gunned the towns of Kafr Kila and Al-Adisa

The Lebanese National News Agency said that the Israeli occupation army carried out a sweep operation with machine guns from the Metula colony towards the towns of Kafr Kila and Al-Adisa in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah targets the Metulla site and hits a tank inside it

The Lebanese “Hezbollah” confirmed that it targeted the Metula site of the Israeli occupation with an assault march, and directly hit a tank inside it.

Hezbollah targets a deployment of occupation soldiers in the vicinity of Zarait Barracks

The Lebanese “Hezbollah” said that it targeted a force of Israeli occupation army soldiers in the vicinity of the “Zarait” barracks with artillery shells, confirming that it was a direct hit.

Naim Qassem: The Israelis cannot defeat Hezbollah

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, said: “In our conviction, if we wanted to make an assessment after 6 months of support, the support that we provided with the equation of occupancy to the Israeli enemy achieved everything possible and everything required of this confrontation on the southern front, some People want us to do more confrontation, but in our opinion, this amount is sufficient and achieves the goal. Also, some people call on us not to do confrontation at all.”

He added: “Our answer is that this is not consistent with the support that should and is obligatory,” noting that “we were able to achieve a goal, which is to prevent the Israelis from harming civilians on the basis that the response to targeting civilians is always and directly provided by the Islamic Resistance as an equation.” We were able to consolidate it, and if the enemy wants to fight, let him fight the fighters, but as for attacking civilians, the response will inevitably be against civilians.”

Qassem pointed out in his position today, Friday, that “the Israeli cannot do what he wants in this arena and does not have the tools of pressure, nor can he prevail over Hezbollah, because we are prepared and have made our decision and we are convinced that it is a sound decision. We do not threaten confrontation.” We did it within the limits that we were convinced of, and we are ready for more if the Israeli enemy attacks more, and we leave room for the field reality to determine what is required and how to work in confronting this enemy.”

He continued: “I would like to draw the attention of the Lebanese to what some people are doing in Lebanon. I am asking these people: Has the priority in Lebanon become stabbing the resistance in the back instead of electing the president? Has the priority become repeating negative signals and negative positions that are trying to be combined?” With American positions instead of caring about what brings the Lebanese together and decides among them?

Israeli raids on border towns in southern Lebanon

In the noon hours, the occupation army launched raids on Tallet Al-Hamamis and the towns of Al-Adisa and Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon, while an Israeli Merkava tank in Metulla fired two shells at the city of Khiam.

The official Lebanese National News Agency said, “A cautious calm prevailed over the villages of the western and central sectors at night, except for the firing of a number of flare bombs and the flight of enemy reconnaissance aircraft this Friday morning.”

Hezbollah official: The resistance will not submit to the enemy’s conditions

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Hezbollah, Ali Damoush, said, “Today, Gaza is writing about the fact that the enemy has failed to confront the resistance in the field, and it is trying to compensate for its failure by targeting civilians and committing more killings and crimes, the latest of which is attacking the Shifa Medical Complex and killing… Brutally unarmed youth.”

In the Friday sermon, Damoush pointed out that “the scenes of the deliberate and retaliatory killing of unarmed civilians in Gaza reveal the extent of the deep crisis that the enemy is going through, and the level of helplessness he has reached,” considering that “killing in this brutal manner does not express “It is a sign of weakness, inability and frustration.”

He pointed out that “talking about imaginary achievements achieved by the enemy in Gaza and Lebanon will not cover up its weakness, inability and failure in the face of the resistance,” stressing that “deepening the human tragedy among the people of Gaza is part of the pressure on the resistance to make concessions, but the resistance will not yield.” “It will continue to exhaust the enemy’s conditions and continue its heroic confrontation with its vehicles and soldiers, regardless of the sacrifices.”

He continued, “Insisting on entering Rafah will not change anything about the scene of Israeli helplessness, and will not enable the enemy to reach its goals. It will move from failure to failure, and will only reap more losses from entering Rafah and deepen the impasse in which it is floundering.” He concluded: “Today, the enemy is in great trouble. Despite his aggression and brutality, he has not achieved any results in terms of his major goals for the war, and he has many political, economic, and social problems, in addition to the problem of prisoners and others.”

The most prominent developments on the Lebanon front yesterday, Thursday

Hezbollah carries out 9 military operations against Israeli occupation army sites and concentrations
The occupation army bombed border villages and towns in southern Lebanon, causing great destruction
Hezbollah targets buildings used by the occupation and hits them directly
Hezbollah official: The eye of the resistance is on the field of confrontations