Watan-Hezbollah, the Lebanese party, launched 62 rockets at the Israeli Miron air defense base as part of what it called the initial response to the assassination of senior Hamas resistance movement leader Saleh al-Arouri in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
This rocket barrage is the largest since the start of the border gunfire exchange on October 8th of last year.
Hezbollah stated in a press release that it caused direct damage by targeting the Israeli military base.
It added that the Miron base serves as the sole center for administration, monitoring, and air control in northern Israel (occupied Palestinian territories), with no significant alternative.
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— التلفزيون العربي (@AlarabyTV) January 6, 2024
The occupation army attacks Hezbollah
In response, the spokesperson for the occupation army confirmed on Saturday that they observed the launch of about 40 rockets from southern Lebanon towards the Mount Meron area in Israel.
He added in a statement that they targeted a cell in southern Lebanon that he claimed had carried out the missile launch operation towards what he referred to as northern Israel (occupied Palestinian territories).
The occupation army closed all roads and intersections along the border with Lebanon.
Sirens sound in 94 towns
The Israeli Channel 12 reported the sounding of alarms in 94 towns and cities along the border with Lebanon, including Safed and Karmiel in the Upper Galilee.
It mentioned that four rockets launched from Lebanon fell in open areas near the settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
Hezbollah vows to retaliate for the assassination of al-Arouri
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, reiterated on Friday the certainty of retaliation for the assassination of al-Arouri, stating that the response is inevitable, and it will be the fighters of the party on the borders who will carry it out.
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