The Operations Room of the Islamic Resistance issued early Friday a statement to announce the escalation of the military confrontation with the Zionist enemy.
The statement indicated that the Islamic Resistance has continued to confront the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli enemy army in terms of personnel and equipment, along the front lines in southern Lebanon, extending to their positions deep within occupied Palestine.
Since the beginning of ground operations near the Lebanese-Palestinian border, the Israeli enemy has deployed five military divisions comprising over 70,000 officers and soldiers, along with hundreds of tanks and military vehicles. In contrast, hundreds of fighters from the Islamic Resistance have been fully prepared to counter any Israeli ground incursion into southern Lebanese villages.
The statement explained the feats of the each unit of the Islamic Resistance:
1. Ground Engagements:
The beginning of this week witnessed an escalation in the heroic confrontations between the fighters of the Islamic Resistance and the “Israeli” enemy’s officers and soldiers advancing through several routes in the eastern and western sectors towards the villages of Al-Odaisseh, Rab El Thalathin, Blida, Markaba, Al-Qawzah, Aita al-Shaab, and Ramya, under heavy artillery and air cover targeting the mentioned villages and their surroundings. According to pre-prepared field plans, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance engaged the enemy forces in and around some villages by targeting their advance routes and luring them into ambushes within some border villages. Violent clashes took place with the enemy at close range, especially in the towns of Al-Qawzah and Rab El Thalathin, resulting in 10 enemy fatalities and over 150 injuries, as well as the destruction of 9 “Merkava” tanks and 4 military bulldozers.
2. Rocket Force:
The rocket force of the Islamic Resistance continues to escalate day by day, targeting “Israeli” enemy concentrations in military sites and barracks along the Lebanese-Palestinian border, as well as settlements and cities in the north, reaching their military bases deep within occupied Palestine, using various types of missiles, including precision-guided ones that are being deployed for the first time.
3. Air Force:
The air force of the Islamic Resistance continues to escalate day by day, targeting enemy military bases from the Lebanese-Palestinian border to deep within occupied Palestine, utilizing various types of attack drones, including advanced ones being used for the first time, in addition to reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering missions.
4. Air Defense Unit:
Fighters of the Islamic Resistance in the air defense unit have successfully engaged “Israeli” military aircraft that violate Lebanese airspace, both reconnaissance and combat. They managed to shoot down two reconnaissance aircraft of the type “Hermes 450.”
“According to observations from the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, the enemy’s losses have reached approximately 55 deaths and over 500 injuries among Israeli officers and soldiers, in addition to the destruction of 20 Merkava tanks, 4 military bulldozers, an armored vehicle, and a troop carrier, along with the downing of two “Hermes 450″ drones.”
This tally does not include the losses of the Israeli enemy in military bases and barracks along the Lebanese-Palestinian border extending into occupied Palestine, according to the statement.
Based on the directives of the Resistance Command, the Operations Room of the Islamic Resistance announces a transition to a new and escalatory phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy, which will be reflected in the developments and events of the coming days.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
