Israel strikes 280 Hezbollah and Hamas targets in response to terrorist bombings during Yom Kippur
army of israel This weekend, when Yom Kippur is celebrated, remained active and claimed to reach 280 terrorist targets In Gaza Strip And lebanon,
In a statement, the defense forces said that in the last 24 hours, troops “attacked around 280 terrorist hideouts in both countries”. Hezbollah like him Hamasamong whom underground space of enemy infrastructure, weapons warehouse, military command center And terrorist cells“, as well as various weapons such as rocket launcher, mortar shells, anti tank missiles And ground-to-ground projectiles,
Similarly, the aggressors allowed Many cells of fighters were eliminatedin which at least 50 Lebanese Shia militants And 200 Palestinians They may have been removed. Most of the maneuvers in Lebanon took place in the south of the country and in areas near the Syrian border, while operations in the Strip focused on the city. Jabalya And RefaWhere the 162nd and 252nd Divisions fought hand-to-hand and coordinated air strikes.
“In Jabalya area, more than 20 terrorists were killed through tank fire, close-range fire exchanges and air strikes the previous day. Since the beginning of the current operational activity in the area, troops have killed around 200 terrorists,” the Army said.
However, some Israeli officers were also injured in this exercise. This Saturday night, two soldiers had to be treated after clashes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and earlier a combat officer from the military engineering school in the south of the enclave also had to be urgently examined due to serious injuries caused by the accident.
Meanwhile, a day earlier, a reservist from Battalion 9203 of the Alexandroni Brigade had to be taken to hospital to receive medical treatment.
The Israeli attacks came in response to attacks launched by pro-Iranian groups in recent hours, which have practically paralyzed the Jewish State on the occasion of Yom Kippur, one of the most important dates for the community, a time of reflection and Invites repentance. ,
“During the Yom Kippur weekend, About 320 projectiles fired by the terrorist organization Hezbollah crossed from Lebanon into IsraelThe IDF will continue to defend the State of Israel and its people against the threat posed by the terrorist organization, the military portfolio wrote in a short message this Saturday.
Shortly before the official communication, the terrorist group claimed Launch of eight missile attacks In support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and in defense of Lebanon and its people against military positions and “troop concentrations” in Kfar Giladi, Honin, Al Jardah, Zarit and Meliya. These included rockets against “a military excavator” near a base in Ramya and “a series of explosive projectiles” against an “explosive materials factory” near Haifa.
As usual, emergency sirens were activated on Israeli soil and citizens were urged to go to shelters while threats were neutralized. Most of the missiles were stopped by Iron Dome, although about 12 people were slightly injured while fleeing for safety and another three had to be treated as a result of the shock wave caused by the debris that fell in the Western Galilee Was.
(With information from AFP and EFE)