[News] Hezbollah shells Haifa, intercepts Israeli Hermes 900 drone

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Hezbollah shells Haifa, intercepts Israeli Hermes 900 drone
Al Mayadeen English
October 20, 2024
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Hezbollah launches over two dozen attacks against Israeli targets in
northern occupied Palestine and troops attempting to advance toward
Lebanese territories.
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   - A rocket is launched from Lebanon toward the Israeli occupation's Unit
   7200's maintenance and rehabilitation base south of the occupied city of
   Haifa on October 13, 2024 *(Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Military
   Media)*

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah
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conducted on Sunday a series of coordinated rocket and artillery strikes
targeting multiple Israeli military positions along the Lebanese border
area with occupied Palestine.

In addition, today witnessed the Islamic Resistance's Air Defense Unit
intercepting an Israeli Hermes 900 drone and forced it to retreat from
Lebanese airspace.

The strikes come amid escalating tensions in the region, with Hezbollah
intensifying its attacks on Israeli military targets in response to ongoing
Israeli aggression on Lebanon and in support of Gaza.

The Islamic Resistance fighters
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targeted an Israeli assembly point in Wadi Hounin, west of the Lebanese
town of Odaisseh, with a barrage of rockets. Shortly before that, they
launched a large barrage of rockets on the Filon military base in Rosh
Pina, east of the occupied city of Safad.

Hezbollah continued its assault throughout the day, striking an Israeli
assembly point on the eastern outskirts of Markaba, followed by another
attack on Israeli forces stationed at the Fatima Gate in Kfar Kila using
artillery shells.

Earlier, Hezbollah fighters targeted an Israeli assembly point at the
Hounin barracks with a barrage of rockets, followed by a strike on another
Israeli assembly point on the eastern perimeter of Markaba.

As the day progressed, the attacks intensified. Hezbollah launched a
barrage of rockets at an Israeli assembly point on the al-Qalaa hill in
Blida, followed by two strikes targeting Israeli forces stationed at both
the school and old municipality of Markaba.

In addition to these targeted strikes, Hezbollah expanded its offensive
with larger-scale rocket attacks on key Israeli military and civilian
locations. Hezbollah launched an advanced rocket barrage on the city of
Haifa, followed shortly by an attack on the Birya air defense base.

At the same time, Hezbollah targeted the Samson base, a key command
preparation center west of Lake Tabarayya. The Resistance also launched a
strike on the Tirat Carmel base in southern Haifa.
Operations overview Long-range rocket attacks

Hezbollah has been expanding the scope of its operations, deploying various
weapons
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rockets, and missiles against critical settlements in the occupied north,
from Kiryat Shmona to Safad.

Today's operations came as follows:

   - At 12:05 a.m., Hezbollah bombarded occupied Safad with a salvo of
   rockets.
   - At 12:05 a.m., Hezbollah pounded the Rosh Pina settlement southeast of
   Safad with a salvo of rockets.
   - At 5:00 a.m., Hezbollah targeted Kiryat Shmona with a salvo of rockets.
   - At 12:30 p.m., Hezbollah targeted the Filon base in Rosh Pina, east of
   occupied Safed, with a large barrage of rockets.
   - At 4:00 p.m., Hezbollah targeted the Tirat Carmel base in southern
   Haifa with a barrage of advanced rockets.
   - At 4:30 p.m., Hezbollah targeted the city of Haifa with a barrage of
   advanced rockets.
   - At 4:30 p.m., Hezbollah targeted the Samson base (a command
   preparation center and regional unit) west of Lake Tabarayya with a barrage
   of advanced rockets.

Targeting Israeli assembly points

The Lebanese Resistance has previously vowed to escalate its operations,
evidently seen with the consecutive and simultaneously coordinated rocket
launches
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at Israeli soldier positions across the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

This serves as deterrence against the so-called "limited Israeli ground
operation" into Lebanon, as well as in support of Gaza and its Resistance.

   - At 1:00 a.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in the
   Katzrin settlement with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 9:30 a.m., Hezbollah bombarded an Israeli assembly point in the
   Saddana area in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with a rocket barrage.
   - At 11:10 a.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in the
   Ya'ara settlement with a large missile salvo.
   - At 11:10 a.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in the
   Shlomi settlement with a large barrage of rockets.
   - At 11:10 a.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in the
   Adamit settlement with a large barrage of rockets.
   - At 12:30 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the
   Hounin barracks with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 12:45 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point on the
   eastern perimeter of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 12:55 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in Ma'ale
   Golani with a rocket salvo.
   - At 1:00 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point on the
   al-Qalaa hill in Blida with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 1:00 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in Misgav
   Am with a rocket salvo.
   - At 1:05 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point in Wadi
   Hounin, west of Odaisseh, with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 1:15 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the
   school in Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 1:15 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the old
   municipality of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 3:20 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point on the
   eastern outskirts of Markaba with a barrage of rockets.
   - At 3:45 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the
   Fatima Gate in Kfar Kila with artillery shells.
   - At 4:35 p.m., Hezbollah targeted an Israeli assembly point at the
   Birya air defense base with a barrage of rockets.
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