Hezbollah Archives - Defence Monitor

09 Nov

Hezbollah fires five rockets at central, northern Israel: sources

Jerusalem, Nov 8 (IANS) Hezbollah fired about five rockets toward central and northern Israel on Friday, setting off air raid sirens in 53 Israeli cities and communities, according to Israeli sources. The Israeli military said in a statement that most rockets were intercepted, though one struck the Upper Galilee. The state-owned Kan TV news reported that one rocket hit a residential home in Kafr Yasif, an Arab community northeast of Acre city, northern Israel. There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to the Israeli Magen David Adom rescue service. Hezbollah has yet to confirm the attacks, Xinhua news agency…

23 Sep

IDF strikes over 300 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon amid escalating conflict

Jerusalem, Sep 23 (IANS) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday launched a large-scale airstrike campaign, targeting more than 300 Hezbollah positions in southern and eastern Lebanon. This came after the IDF issued warnings to civilians to evacuate their homes in advance of the operation. The military announced that the strikes were concentrated in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley. The IDF warplanes reportedly struck "terror targets belonging to Hezbollah," the statement mentioned. "The Chief of the General Staff has approved the strikes on Hezbollah targets from the IDF Headquarters Underground Operations Center," the IDF stated on X, noting that…

18 Jan

Much higher likelihood of war with Hezbollah: Israeli military chief

Jerusalem, Jan 18, Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi has warned against the escalation of the prospects of a "full-fledged war" with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group and were now "much higher than before". "I don't know when the war in the north will begin, but I can tell you that the likelihood of it taking place in the next few months is much higher than before," Xinhua news agency quoted Halevi as saying while he was visiting a reservists' exercise in northern Israel. "When we will need to -- we will go forward at full strength," he added. Halevi said…

31 Dec

Netanyahu issues warning against Iran, Hezbollah

Tel Aviv , Dec 31, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to Iran and Hezbollah against attack on Jerusalem and said that the country would not hesitate to land severe blows which they would have never dreamt of. Addressing media persons on Saturday night, Netanyahu said that the war against Hamas in Gaza would continue for months. He added that the operational plans for fighting against Hezbollah has been approved and said that if Hezbollah expands its fight against Israel, there would be heavy retaliation. He said: "On the northern border - we are landing heavy…

27 Dec

Rockets fired again from Lebanon into north Israel, Hezbollah claims responsibility

Tel Aviv, Dec 27, Several rockets were fired into northern Israel on Wednesday morning with the Iran-backed terror outfit Hezbollah claiming responsibility. According to sources in Israel Defence Ministry, the Iron Dome Air Defence system had thwarted the missiles directed into Israel and that no casualties or injuries were reported in the air strikes. According to Arab media outlets, Hezbollah has claimed of targeting Israeli military position near a Navy base in the area. Even though Hezbollah is firing rockets and missiles into Israel on regular intervals and being counter-attacked, the possibility of a war in the northern Israel is…

31 Oct

IDF fighter jets hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Tel Aviv, Oct 31, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fighter jets have attacked and destroyed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. The IDF in a statement on Tuesday said that it has destroyed all the weapons used by the Hezbolllah. The Israel army had already said that it was ready to fight with the Hezbollah also if there are provocations from that end. The IDF is already engaged in fighting the Hamas in Gaza, but being a professional force, is always prepared for a multipronged fight if Israel is attacked from all sides.

23 Oct

Israeli Minister threatens to ‘wipe’ Iran, Hezbollah ‘off the Face of Earth’

Jerusalem, Oct 23, As skirmishes have intensified along the Israel-Lebanon border since the October 7 Hamas assault, an Israeli Minister has threatened Iran and Hezbollah to "wipe you off the face of the Earth" if it backs the Palestinian militant group in the ongoing conflict. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Economy Minister Nir Barka warned that it would “eliminate Hezbollah” if it follows through on threats to throw its military support behind Hamas, reports The New York Post. “The plan of Iran is to attack Israel on all fronts. If we find they intend to target Israel, we will…

06 Oct

Israel accuses Hezbollah of border incursion amid rising tensions

Jerusalem, Oct 6, Israel accused Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based armed group and political party, of constructing a concrete infrastructure near the disputed Lebanon-Israel border that extends into Israeli territory. The Israeli military said on Thursday in a statement that the infrastructure was discovered on Wednesday during works "to clear terrain and regulate the area" of the Blue Line, a demarcation line drawn by the UN after Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. The statement said that "it crossed the Blue Line from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory by 2 to 4 metre in the area of the Israeli community of…

07 Apr

30 rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon

Jerusalem, April 7 (IANS) A barrage of 30 rockets was launched from Lebanon at northern Israel, local media reported, in a major escalation triggered by two consecutive days of Israeli raids at East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported on Thursday that at least 30 rockets were fired at the Galilee region in northern Israel. Five of them hit roads and buildings and the rest were intercepted by Israel's aerial defence systems. Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service said in a statement that a man was injured by shrapnel and needed hospital care, Xinhua news agency reported. The…