An armed 'Israeli' fighter jet flies over Haifa, northern occupied Palestine. Photo: AP.
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah announced Wednesday, September 25 that its fighters launched rockets targeting a bomb material factory in Zikhron, occupied southern Haifa, using a barrage of Fadi-3 rockets.
For the second time on Wednesday, Hezbollah struck the settlement of Kiryat Motzkin with volleys of Fadi-1 rockets. Concurrently, Hezbollah’s air defense units engaged two hostile fighter jets near the Lebanese towns of Houla and Mays al-Jabal to force them out of Lebanese airspace.
In its statements, Hezbollah emphasized that these operations were carried out in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their Resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its citizens.
The Lebanese Resistance has expanded its strikes toward “Israeli” occupation military bases in northern occupied Palestine, landing precise and direct hits despite an unprecedented “Israeli” assault on various regions in the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon.
“Israeli” media reported that air raid sirens sounded in the settlements of Gonen, Lahavot Habashan, and Kiryat Shmona in the Houla Valley.
Hezbollah fighters also attacked the Ramiah military site, targeting intelligence-gathering equipment installed on it. Using the “appropriate weapons,” Hezbollah fighters were able to destroy the hardware.
Later the Resistance fired large-caliber artillery shells at the Branit barracks, dealing direct hits to the frontline site.
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‘No region in ‘Israel’ outside combat zone’
“Israeli” settlers in areas stretching from Katzrin in the North to Rosh Pina, Safed, and Mount Meron were advised to stay near bomb shelters.
“There is no region in Israel that is outside the combat zone in the past 24 hours, from Mount Hermon to the Arava Valley,” a correspondent for the “Israeli” Army Radio said.
These operations add to previous attacks carried out earlier in the day, including Hezbollah’s targeting of the Mossad headquarters on the outskirts of “Tel Aviv” (occupied Yaffa) with a Qader-1 ballistic missile. This facility was responsible for orchestrating assassinations and detonating pagers and handheld radio receivers in Lebanon.
Hezbollah had inflicted significant losses on the “Israeli” occupation through the expansion of its operations, with “Israeli” media saying “Israel” has lost an estimated $1.07 billion over the past two days alone.
The “Israeli” Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reported that ‘Israel’s’ strikes on Lebanon on Monday cost the entity some 650 million shekels ($173 million). Officials have underlined that if the airstrike campaign on Lebanon protracts beyond 10 days, it would require the approval of an additional budget breach.
“Israeli” media quoted a former official from the Shin Bet security service as saying, “The capability of Hezbollah to launch rockets towards central Israel should not be underestimated.”
The former official added, “What [Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah did today is just a small preview of what he has in store.”
In an interview with the “Israeli” Channel 12, retired “Israeli” brigadier general and former financial advisor to the military’s chief of staff, Reem Aminoach, said the escalating use of missile interceptors is a major factor contributing to the significant increase in daily operational costs.
