Click to see full-size image. By Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib.
On December 20 morning, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had carried out a series of airstrikes against targets of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
The targets include military sites where Hezbollah members operated and other infrastructure, according to the IDF. Lebanese media said that the airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Ayta al-Shab, which is a known stronghold of Hezbollah.
Following the strikes, Hezbollah announced in four separate statements that its fighters shelled the al-Abad site, fired Burkan heavy rockets at the al-Raheb site, targeted IDF howitzers near the Khirbet Maar village site and hit an Israeli infantry force in the Birkat Risha site.
In another statement, the group also said that it had fired anti-aircraft missiles at two Israeli attack helicopters which were operating over the settlements of Shtula, Shumira and Even Menachem, forcing them to retreat. This was later confirmed by the IDF, which also reported a rocket attack on northern Israel.
The attacks were carried out “to support the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance,” according to the statements released by Hezbollah.
The IDF announced the second wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon in the afternoon. The airstrikes hit military buildings, rocket launch sites, a command center, and a weapons depot of Hezbollah. The IDF also said that it had carried out tank and artillery shelling at areas along the Lebanon border, to “remove threats.”
Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon didn’t result in any civilian casualties. However, Hezbollah said that two of its fighters were killed “on the road to Jerusalem.”
The clashes on the Lebanese-Israeli border first broke out after the start of the war in Gaza, with Hezbollah and its allies carrying out attacks in support of the Strip.
So far, the clashes on the border have resulted in four civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of seven IDF soldiers. On the Lebanese side, more than 120 have been killed. The toll includes 108 Hezbollah members, ten of whom were killed in Syria, 16 Palestinian fighters, at least 14 civilians and three journalists.
israel is clearly winning with casualties.
what is that supposed to mean?
israel suffering far more casualties. more importantly, istael cannot sustain the war… losses, or economically. so, the resistance is winning strategically.
just send in american grunt and american tax payer moniez. job done, for now. stupid americana…
americans vote and decide by themselves. its their money amd not youaers.
they even has elections with only one chose instead of aprils fool day as the easter bunnies.
doesn’t work anymore. the israeli parasite has destroyed its stupid ussa host.
all is the open by many medias about them.
you lle about it to bias things.
israel is finished. the best you can hope for is that they have mercy on you and allow you to stay as a minority.
whacked and stacked, tagged and bagged shlomos are mounting ever higher like the cost of slaughtering palestinian civilians for $lumville tax cattle that are milked by their zionazi “leaders” as $lumville proper seethes with rage and implodes with drug addiction and poverty. win win win for mother russia. z all the way.
israel is losing and is hiding its casualties, which is why israel bombs civilians who can’t shoot back. so brave. if israel is wining why don’t they invade lebanon? why does israel need the help of ussa soldiers and mercenaries? how can yemen cut off israeli shipping in th red sea? where is the mighty israeli navy? hiding thats where.
you keep taking official idf numbers at face value. why? it‘s pretty clear they‘re fraudulent. at least you cd say „according to the idf“… that wd be professional repprting.
could we again be reminded that israel’s casualty claims are assertions, not independently supported facts; to report them with the appropriate qualification is basic journalism.
the more likely explanation is that most of the israeli fighting and thus most of the deaths are mercenaries or american or british or similar.
sure.
i hope its muslim invaders from europe. only some of them ask for repopulating the russian army
yeas and no.
there are many sources, which are forbidden in fx russian. no wonder most news never reach people and they react from thatds conteched.
the words largets medies as facebook is forbidden. dont blame most locals are closed down.
very much as you are disconned to satan and good too. you arrested by yourchilden use the word w a r.
glória e poder ao hezbollah eterno. hezbollah derrube todos os helicópteros de israel!
são centenas de baixas militares israelenses no norte de israel, a idf covarde esconde os números, eles estão sendo massacrados em número de mortes pelo hezbollah. nunca morreram tantos soldados israelenses em guerra contra o líbano como agora.
wrong biased headline. israel try to hit hisbbollywood only. the succes seemes low.
muslim armies are so pathetic.
they outnumber white nations by far but cant even launch 1 real missile that damages anything.
and this reflects how primitive islam is. a simple ridiculous religion written by jews to keep muslims in an eternal battle with christians and themselves.