Weekend Update, September 6-8, 2024 – 14:30 – Northern Arena

1.In the past 72 hours, #Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for 29 attacks against #Israel using various weapons: high trajectory fire (including Grad and Falaq rockets), anti-tank missiles, suicide UAVs, and surface-to-air missiles.

2.Additionally, on Thursday (September 5), a rocket was launched to the Elkosh and Fassuta communities in the Western Galilee, which are not evacuated. Additionally, yesterday (September 7), around 10 rockets were launched toward Shlomi in the Western Galilee. No organization claimed responsibility for these incidents. Attached is a video from social media showing the rockets launched toward Shlomi (Credit: Unknown).

3.Yesterday (September 7), the Lebanese Resistance Brigades, a Hezbollah proxy, claimed responsibility for attacking an IDF base in the Har Dov region.

4.On Friday (September 6), Hezbollah launched anti-tank missiles toward Manara and Metula communities, causing fires and damage to buildings. Additionally, Hezbollah launched suicide UAVs toward Abirim, a non-evacuated community, which caused a fire. Hezbollah claimed that the attacks on Manara and Metula were in response to IDF strikes on civilian areas in Lebanon, and that the attack on Abirim targeted an IDF position in response to the killing of a Hezbollah military operative in the Kfara village on September 5.

5.On Friday night, the IDF Air Force conducted a series of attacks targeting more than 15 rocket launchers and Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The rocket launchers were ready for immediate launch to Israeli territory. As a result of the strike several rockets misfired and fell within Lebanese territory.

6.In response to the IDF strikes, on Saturday (September 7), Hezbollah launched around 30 Grad rockets to the Miron area and about 5 additional Grad rockets to the Safed area. Both attacks targeted non-evacuated communities.

7.On Saturday evening, the IDF attacked a building in the village of Faroun, killing two Amal organization terrorists as well as a Hezbollah Civil Defense terrorist.

8.In retaliation, Hezbollah launched approximately 50 Grad and Falaq rockets during the night (September 8) toward the city of Kiryat Shmona and Kibbutz Shamir, a non-evacuated community. Several rockets hit in Kiryat Shmona, causing severe damage to property. Attached is a video from social media of the rockets launched to the city (credit: unknown).

9.In the past 72 hours, the IDF attacked Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, to include buildings, terrorist infrastructure, rocket launchers and a weapon storage facility in the areas of Blida, Ayta ash Shab, Yarine, Matmoura, Aitaroun, Beit Lif, Kfarchouba, Kfarhamam, Yater, Qabrikha, Aynata, Odaisseh, Naqoura, Abou Chach, Tayr Harfa, Maroun, and Yaroun.

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