Fires Rage in Israel as Cross-border Battles Spike

• CrossFireArabia
• November 11, 2024

Fires broke out in the Western Galilee region in northern occupied Palestine, Monday, in an attack launched by Hezbollah with drones. This is while the Israeli occupation forces imposed restrictions on navigation on the beaches of southern Haifa.

“A drone launched from Lebanon fell in the Western Galilee region, without sounding the sirens,” Israeli Army Radio announced.

Fires and direct damage in the Western Galilee due to an intense rocket barrage from Hezbollah, the social media reported, adding that firefighting crews were on the scene working to extinguish the fires.

Hezbollah announced the implementation of 27 operations to confront attempts by the Israeli occupation forces to advance into southern Lebanon, and against its deployment sites and military bases in the border areas, and the attacks extended to towns in the Upper and Western Galilee and in the Israeli depth as well.

On the other hand, the Israeli forces imposed restrictions on navigation on the shores of southern Haifa on Monday afternoon for “security reasons,” according to Yedioth Ahronoth.

Further social media posts suggested that Hazbollah targetted the Haifa naval base with a squadron of drones as the Israeli occupation army continued its extensive military aggression against Lebanon, coinciding with intensive bombing and raids, especially in southern and eastern Lebanon This is at a time when Hezbollah continued to launch missile attacks on military sites and Israeli settlements.

The Lebanese News Agency said the Israeli attacks continued throughout last night and until Monday morning, on the villages of Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts, including the towns of Barghliyeh, Ain Tuta neighborhood between the towns of Burj Rahhal and Abbasiyeh, the entrance to Tyre Dibba, Ramadiyeh, Jamijmeh, Shehabiyeh, Batoulieh, and Burj Qalawiyeh.

The Israel army opened fire with its heavy machine guns towards the forests adjacent to the towns of Naqoura, Jabal Labouneh, Alma al-Shaab, Tyre Harfa, al-Dahra, and Aita al-Shaab.

The aggression on Lebanon so far resulted in the killing of 3,136 with 13,979 wounded, including a large number of children and women and displaced about 1.4 million persons. Most of the victims and displaced persons were recorded after September 23.

Hezbollah responds daily by launching missiles, drones and artillery shells targeting military sites, intelligence headquarters, military gatherings and settlements, while the occupying state announces part of its human and material losses, and military censorship imposes a strict blackout on most of the losses, according to observers.

In October 2024, the Israeli occupation army launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon with the aim of “strike and dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure” in the region, according to the occupation. This ground operation is part of a broader operation launched by Israel in Lebanon in September 2024 under the name “Northern Arrows,” against the backdrop of Hezbollah’s support for the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip since October 8, 2023. The party has repeatedly stressed that halting its attacks in support of the resistance in Gaza is linked to the occupation halting its war of extermination on the Strip.