[News] Hezbollah downs 4th Hermes UAV in a week, destroys 5 Merkavas in 1 day

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Hezbollah downs 4th Hermes UAV in a week, destroys 5 Merkavas in 1 day
Al Mayadeen English
October 23, 2024
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BREAKING
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Israeli media: Hezbollah issued a record 39 statements claiming
responsibility for operations against the Israeli army and settlements.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli occupation planes launch a series of
raids on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Cautious calm prevails in the southern suburbs
of Beirut after a series of airstrikes over the past few hours.

Islamic Resistance in Lebanon: We targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy
soldiers in Misgavam with a missile salvo.

Islamic Resistance in Lebanon: We targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement
with a missile salvo.

Islamic Resistance in Lebanon: We targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy
soldiers in the Manara settlement with a missile salvo.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Israeli occupation launched a raid on the
Burj al-Barajneh area in the Southern Suburb of Beirut

Jordanian Foreign Ministry: Blinken's visit to Amman postponed to a date
yet to be determined

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Israeli occupation launches a new raid on
the Southern Suburb of Beirut, targeting Haret Hreik

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli raid near Al-Qaim Mosque in the
Southern Suburb of Beirut

   - Source: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Military Media + Israeli media

A total of 36 operations were announced by Hezbollah on Tuesday, where a
flurry of Israeli military targets were pounded, resulting in at least five
military casualties.
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   - Footage captured by a camera installed on a Hezbollah anti-tank guided
   missile (ATGM) shows the moment an Israeli Merkava tank came onto the
   crosshairs of the ATGM operator, opposite the town of Yarine, on July 18,
   2024. (Islamic Resistance in Lebanon/Military Media)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah conducted dozens of
operations on Tuesday, targeting invading Israeli occupation forces and
Israeli military sites deep into occupied territories.

These operations come in defense of Lebanon, as well as in support of the
Palestinian people and their Resistance and in response to Israeli crimes
against civilians.

The Israeli military command announced the death of two of its troops as a
result of confrontations near the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

A soldier from the 91st Division's 7338th Reserve Artillery Brigade's 508th
Battalion was killed near Neot Mordechai, due to rockets fired from
Lebanon. Three other reservists from the same battalion were seriously
injured as a result of rockets impacting their area of operation.

In another battle, the deputy commander of the 9308th Battalion, which is
subordinate to the 146th Division's 228th Reserve Infantry Brigade, Major
Aviram Hariv, was killed in southern Lebanon.

In a similar context, Israeli media reported that Ziv Medical Center
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/16-soldiers-injured-from-confrontations-in-south-lebanon--zi>
in Safad, located in northern occupied Palestine, received 14 injured
Israeli troops on Tuesday alone.

*Read more: Hezbollah unveils Nasr 2 rocket, footage of ATGM Golani troops
strike
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4th Hermes UAV downed, 5 Merkavas destroyed on Tuesday

Among the 36 operations announced by Hezbollah's Military Media Unit, the
Resistance said its air defense units shot down an Israeli Hermes 450
unmanned aerial vehicle over the town of Jibchit, at 5:40 pm (local time),
adding that the UAV could be seen spiraling down to the ground as it went
up in flames.

At the same time, Hezbollah's air defense units fired a surface-to-air
missile at another Hermes 450, this time flying over the al-Iqlim area,
forcing it out of Lebanese airspace.

In total, Hezbollah's air defenses have downed four Israeli Hermes-type
drones, including the advanced Hermes 900 UAV, since October 15, 2024.

Hezbollah also released four statements on Tuesday, detailing the
destruction of six Israeli Merkava tanks near the border.

Five of the tanks were destroyed by Hezbollah's anti-tank guided missiles
(ATGMs), including one destroyed in the border village of Rub al-Thalathin
on Monday.

Another tank was destroyed by Hezbollah fighters between Rub al-Thalathin
and al-Taybeh on Tuesday, however, the Resistance did not specify the mode
via which it was targeted.

The rest of the tanks were destroyed on the outskirts of Odeissah and
al-Taybe, as well as in Misgav Am.

As of 5:30 pm, Hezbollah had destroyed a total of 26 Israeli Merkava tanks
since the start of the ground aggression on southern Lebanon, *Al Mayadeen*'s
correspondent reported.

*Read more: Israeli Merkava tanks fall into Hezbollah death trap in South
Lebanon
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-merkava-tanks-fall-into-hezbollah-death-trap-in-sout>*
Hezbollah's operation on October 22, 2024

   1. Hezbollah struck the Nirit area in Tel Aviv with precision-guided
   rockets.
   2. Hezbollah pounded the Stella Maris naval base in northwestern Haifa
   with a salvo of precision-guided rockets.
   3. At 7:50 am, Hezbollah fired a barrage of precision-guided rockets at
   the headquarters of Unit 8200 in the Glilot base, located in the suburbs of
   Tel Aviv.
   4. At 9:30 am, Hezbollah fired an ATGM at a Merkava tank, located
   between Rub Thalathin and al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing and injuring
   its crew members.
   5. At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted the Kiryat Shmona city settlement
   with a barrage of rockets.
   6. At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the outskirts of
   the town of Odaisseh with an ATGM, setting it ablaze.
   7. At 11:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Israeli troops in
   Khallet al-Asaker, west of the town of Odaisseh, with a salvo of rockets.
   8. At noon, Hezbollah targeted, for the second time, a grouping of
   Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker with a salvo of rockets.
   9. At the same time, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at
   Israeli troops positioned at the al-Baghdadi military site.
   10. At 1:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted, for the third time, a
   grouping of Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker, with a salvo of rockets.
   11. Concurrently, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an infantry force,
   positioned between Odaissah and al-Taybeh, dealing a direct hit to the
   intended targets.
   12. Moreover, another Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of
   al-Taybeh was destroyed and its crew members were killed and injured after
   Hezbollah fighters targeted the vehicle with an ATGM.
   13. At 1:10 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Hatzor settlement with a salvo of
   rockets.
   14. At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Beit HaEmek settlement with a
   salvo of rockets.
   15. At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of
   Israeli troops to the east of Ayta al-Shaab.
   16. At 2:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an Israeli Merkava
   tank positioned on the outskirts of al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing
   and injuring its crewmembers.
   17. At 2:10 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at Israeli occupation
   troops positioned in an area between Zar'it, Ayta al-Shaab, and Khallet
   Wardeh with a salvo of rockets.
   18. At 3:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an Israeli tank
   positioned in Misgav Am, opposite the town of Odaissah, destroying it and
   killing and injuring its crew members.
   19. At 4:15 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at Israeli troops
   positioned on the outskirts of the town of Markaba.
   20. 30 minutes later, another salvo of rockets was fired at the troops
   in the same area.
   21. At 4:45, a second Israeli Merkava tank in Misgav Am was destroyed
   and its crew members were killed and injured after Hezbollah fighters
   targeted it with an ATGM.
   22. At 5:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at Israeli troops in
   Misgav Am.
   23. Simultaneously, a salvo of rockets was fired at the eastern
   outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh, targeting a grouping of soldiers.
   24. At 5:40 pm, Hezbollah said its air defenses downed a Hermes 450
   drone over Jibchit.
   25. At the same time, a surface-to-air missile was fired at another
   Hermes 450 drone over the al-Iqlim area, forcing it to withdraw from
   Lebanese air space.
   26. Hezbollah fighters also fired a salvo of rockets at the She'ar
   Yashuv settlement.
   27. At 6:15, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at the Karmiel city
   settlement.
   28. At 6:55 pm, Hezbollah fired a swarm of drones at the Eliakim base,
   located 50 km away from the border. The drones hit their targets with
   precision.
   29. At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at the
   al-Malikiyah military site while Israeli forces in the area were on the
   move after close monitoring.
   30. At 10:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a
   grouping of Israeli troops in the Manara settlement.
   31. At 11:00 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at the city settlement of
   Kiryat Shmona.
   32. At 11:59 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a
   grouping of Israeli troops in Misgav Am.

It is worth noting that a swarm of drones was reportedly spotted over
coastal areas in northern occupied Palestine, before sirens began to sound
from one settlement to the other, reaching Sha'ar Menashe, to the northeast
of Netanya, 66 km away from the border.

Furthermore, the drones flew over several districts in occupied Palestine
for a period of at least 40 minutes. Reports indicate that one drone struck
the Menashe Brigade headquarters, as the Israeli military command said its
fighter jets and helicopters were unable to locate or down the drone, which
they lost track of.

The Military Media Unit also released footage of the precise strike the
Resistance executed against the Stella Maris military site.

*Read more: 70% of settlers evacuated from the North consider not returning
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/70--of-settlers-evacuated-from-the-north-consider-not-return>*
Follow up on operations conducted on October 21, 2024

Hezbollah also released the following list of operations that were
conducted on Monday and announced on Tuesday, added to 22 other operations
conducted and announced on Monday,

   1. At 6:15 pm, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the Aqaba hill in
   Rub al-Thalathin, via an ATGM, destroying it and killing and injuring its
   crew members.
   2. At the same time, a salvo of rockets was fired at the Karmiel city
   settlement.
   3. At 8:22 pm, Hezbollah fighters confronted an Israeli infantry force,
   attempting to infiltrate the outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh. Several
   Israeli troops were wounded in the ambush, pushing the Israeli force to
   request armored reinforcements. As the armored vehicles arrived at the
   scene of engagement, Hezbollah fighters confronted them, forcing the
   Israeli troops and vehicles to withdraw. As the force withdrew from the
   area, Hezbollah forces shelled the withdrawing forces, dealing direct hits
   among them.
   4. At 8:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters shelled Israeli forces positioned in
   Misgav Am, opposite the towns of al-Taybeh and Odeissah, with a salvo of
   rockets.
   5. At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of
   Israeli troops, positioned on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh.
   6. Hezbollah also fired a salvo of its precision-guided rocket artillery
   weapons at the Israeli TAA Military Industries Company in the suburbs of
   Tel Aviv.

*Read more: Netanyahu residence severely damaged in Hezbollah drone strike:
Media
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/netanyahu-residence-severely-damaged-in-hezbollah-drone-stri>*

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