Weekend Update, October 31 – November 3, 2024 – 14:00 – Northern Arena

  1. In the past 72 hours, Hezbollah and other terror organizations in Lebanon have conducted 88 attacks against Israel, of which Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 54 of these incidents.

2. Hezbollah has targeted communities close to the border, such as Metula, Zar’it, Avivim, Kiryat Shmona, Bar’am, Shomera, and Shlomi, as well as cities further from the border, including Karmiel, the Krayot, Maalot-Tarshiha, Akko, Safed, Bar Yohai, Katzrin, and Nahariya.

3. On Thursday (October 31), a rocket launched by Hezbollah hit an agricultural field in Metula, killing five people – one civilian and four foreign workers. Additionally, Hezbollah launched a barrage of approximately 25 rockets at the Krayot, resulting in the deaths of two civilians, a mother and her son. Since the conflict began, 39 civilians in Israel have been killed due to Hezbollah attacks.

4. Also on Thursday, Arms depots and command posts of Hezbollah’s Radwan unit and logistics unit were targeted in Al-Qusayr, Syria.

5. On Friday (November 1), airstrikes targeted weapons production sites, central command posts, and Hezbollah’s terror infrastructure in Beirut. A video from the attack on a building in Dahieh shows secondary explosions caused by munitions present in the structure.

6. On Friday, Hezbollah launched around 30 rockets at Karmiel and Maalot-Tarshiha, with an additional 10 rockets launched at Kiryat Shmona.

7. On November 1, IDF special forces raided Al-Batrun, 40 kilometers north of Beirut, arresting Imad Amhaz, a senior member of Hezbollah’s naval unit.

8. On Saturday (November 2), Hezbollah launched three projectiles toward Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. One missile directly hit a residential building in the Arab-Muslim city of Tira, injuring 19 individuals. A video of the missile strike in Tira is attached (credit: unknown).

9. Throughout the weekend, IDF eliminated several Hezbollah commanders, including the Hezbollah’s coastal sector commander, Hezbollah’s Nasser Unit missiles and rockets array commander, Nasser unit’s drones array commander, Khiam area commander, a Radwan Forces company commander in the Khiam area, and the Hajir sector anti-tank Missile Array commander in the Nasr unit. 

10. This morning (November 3), Hezbollah launched approximately 30 rockets toward the communities of Shlomi and Nahariya, as well as about 25 rockets targeting Katzrin. A video documenting the rocket landings near Katzrin is attached (credit: unknown).

11. In the last 72 hours, IDF forces in Lebanon have continued operations against Hezbollah, targeting terrorists and destroying terror infrastructure, including underground facilities, observation posts, and weaponry hidden in residential areas.

12. IDF Airstrikes have hit numerous Hezbollah positions across Lebanon, including command and control centers, command posts, rocket launchers, anti-tank positions, and weapons depots.

13. A video of a vehicle attacked on the road from the Beqaa area to Beirut in Lebanon (October 30) shows a commercial vehicle carrying Kornet and Almas anti-tank missiles. Note the secondary explosions and the missile that flies at the end of the video.

14. In the last 72 hours, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility for 17 attacks against Israel using UAVs. The IDF intercepted 13 of these UAVs while one UAV fell in an open area. There were no further incidents of the remaining three UAVs.

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