Hezbollah Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Israeli Targets
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Lebanese Hezbollah forces gave an "initial response" to the assassination of senior commander Fuad Shukr in the early hours of Sunday by launching a large number of drones deep into the occupied Palestinian territories against the Israeli targets.
In a statement, Hezbollah said the attack targeted a strategic Israeli military site, adding that details about the specific target "will be disclosed at a later time."
Simultaneously, the resistance forces struck multiple sites, military barracks, and Iron Dome installations belonging to the Zionist regime in northern occupied Palestine with a heavy barrage of missiles.
Hezbollah further stated that these military operations will continue for some time, with a comprehensive statement to be issued afterward, detailing the course and objectives of the operations, Al Mayadeen reported.
Hezbollah emphasized that it remains at the highest level of readiness, prepared to respond decisively to any Israeli transgression or aggression, and warning against severe and harsh consequences, particularly if civilians are targeted.
In another statement, Hezbollah confirmed that it had successfully completed the first phase of its response to the assassination of Fuad Shukr.
In this phase, Hezbollah targeted Israeli barracks and sites to facilitate the passage of attack drones towards their intended target deep within the occupied Palestinian territory. The drones successfully reached their destination as planned, according to the statement.
The statement noted that the number of Katyusha rockets fired exceeded 320, targeting Israeli positions.
The statement concluded with a list of successful targets in the occupied Palestinian territory as part of the first phase of the response, which includes Meron Base, Naftali Ze'ev artillery position, Zaitoun Base, Zaoura artillery positions, Al-Sahel Base, Kila Barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, UF barracks in the Syrian Golan Heights, Nafah Base in the Syrian Golan Heights, Yardan Base in the Syrian Golan Heights, Ein Zivitim Base, and Ramot Naftali Base.
Fuad Shukr, a senior commander of Hezbollah, was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut neighborhood on July 30.
Hours after Shukr’s assassination, another assassination operation by the Israeli regime targeted Ismail Haniyeh, chief of the political bureau of Hamas, in Tehran.