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Hezbollah attacks northern Israel towns with rockets and drones — IDF 36th Division opens new south Lebanon buffer-zone operation

·Northern Israel / Southern Lebanon

Hezbollah continued rocket and drone attacks on towns in northern Israel as the IDF announced the 36th Division had begun a new targeted ground operation in south Lebanon to expand the forward defense area. The IDF also conducted pre-warned dawn airstrikes on three Hezbollah positions in Beirut's Dahiyeh. Three IDF divisions now deployed across southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah continued attacking towns in northern Israel with rockets and drones on Day 18, as IDF forces pushed deeper into southern Lebanon. The IDF announced the 36th Division had begun a new targeted ground operation toward an additional objective in south Lebanon, aimed at expanding the forward defense area established since Hezbollah began attacking Israel at the conflict's start. The IDF said it carried out massive airstrikes and artillery shelling before the 36th Division moved into position. Three IDF divisions are now deployed across southern Lebanon: the 36th opening a new northern expansion, the 91st Galilee Regional Division in the eastern sector, and the 146th defensively in the west. In Beirut, the IDF carried out pre-warned dawn airstrikes on three Dahiyeh locations - Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut: the Kafaat area, Haret Hreik area, and a residential building on Venice Street in Doha Aramoun. Lebanon's national news agency confirmed all three strikes.
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Actor responses

HezbollahSUPPORTINGSTATEMENT

Hezbollah continued rocket and drone fire on northern Israeli towns as IDF forces advanced into southern Lebanon. Hezbollah stated attacks would continue as long as Israel occupied Lebanese territory.

IsraelOPPOSINGSTATEMENT

IDF announced the 36th Division had begun a new targeted operation in south Lebanon to expand the forward defense area. Pre-warned airstrikes hit three Dahiyeh targets. All three divisions are now operational across southern Lebanon.

IranSUPPORTINGSTATEMENT

Iran praised Hezbollah's continued fire on northern Israel, describing it as a coordinated defensive response to the Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon and part of the unified resistance axis.

Sources

T1Times of Israel — IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon as Hezbollah keeps up fire93% reliability