The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah – continues its operations in support of the people of Palestine and their valiant Resistance against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and in defense of southern Lebanon, its towns, villages, and civilians against continuous Israeli aggression, for the 276th day of Al-Aqsa Flood.
On Monday, July 8, Hezbollah fighters carried out five operations across the Palestinian-Lebanese border, which were as follows:
Operations Overview:
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- At 5:05 p.m., Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Zibdeen Barracks in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rocket weapons, achieving a direct hit.
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- At 6:00 p.m., Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the al-Raheb site with artillery shells, achieving a direct hit.
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- In response to the Israeli attacks on the steadfast southern Lebanese villages and safe homes, particularly in the town of Kfar Houna, Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded the HaGoshrim settlement with a salvo of Katyusha rockets.
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- In response to the Israeli attacks on the steadfast southern Lebanese villages and safe homes, particularly in the town of Houla, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a building used by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Metulla settlement with appropriate weapons.
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- In response to the Israeli attacks on the steadfast southern Lebanese villages and safe homes, particularly in the town of Houla, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a building used by Israeli occupation soldiers in the al-Manara settlement with appropriate weapons.
Israeli Goals in Lebanon War ‘Maximalist’, ‘Unattainable’
Israeli political leaders and officials’ statements regarding “total victory” against Resistance movements in the region, specifically Hezbollah and Hamas, are “dangerous bluster,” The Atlantic reported. The American-based magazine highlighted the potential for an Israeli offensive in Lebanon, describing the Israeli war goals as “maximalist and largely unattainable.”
As reported by the magazine, “Hezbollah knows it can play the long game much better than a traditional army, even one as mighty as Israel’s.” The outlet also pointed to the possibility of a large-scale war in Lebanon drawing Resistance fighters from Iraq and Syria, with an “ultimate nightmare scenario” involving Iran and the United States.
Continuous threats of war against Lebanon, made by Israeli officials, come in the context of attempts to push Hezbollah’s special forces and other units out of the border area. However, such a task or the mediation of such a clause in a deal is seen as nearly impossible to achieve.
“In hardly any scenario would Israel gain more from military confrontation with Hezbollah than it would through diplomacy,” The Atlantic wrote.
