Hezbollah repelled the Israeli attack

Hezbollah said it has foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

News ID: 84917

Date: 19 August 2024 - 13:43

TEHRAN (Defapress) - The movement announced on Monday that Hezbollah fighters fired rockets and mortars at Israeli soldiers, forcing them to retreat.

“Upon observing the infiltration of a group of [Israeli] soldiers into the Hadab Aita forest, the Islamic Resistance fighters confronted them ... with rockets and artillery shells, which forced them to retreat,” said the statement.

Several Israeli soldiers were killed and injured, Hezbollah said, without specifying.

Earlier on Monday, the resistance movement launched drone strikes on several locations in the northern regions of the Israeli-occupied territories. The attacks are said to have caused casualties.