TEHRAN – The latest escalation shows that Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement is prioritizing high-value military targets belonging to the Israeli regime.
The Lebanese resistance movement has prioritized aerial clashes and attacks against concentrated forces of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) after targeting regime warships several days ago.
This sequencing reflects a deliberate tactical approach aimed at weakening the regime’s operational capabilities while maintaining pressure across multiple fronts.
A notable feature on Tuesday was Hezbollah’s involvement in the Zionist regime’s aviation assets. Hezbollah reported that “resistance fighters targeted two enemy helicopters with surface-to-air missiles in the airspace of al-Bayada town, forcing them to retreat.”
Similarly, “the fighter jets engaged an enemy fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles in the airspace of southern Lebanon,” and “the fighter jets engaged a second enemy fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles in the airspace of the West Bekaa.”
These operations represent a clear attempt to challenge the Zionist regime’s long-standing air superiority and limit its reconnaissance and attack capabilities over Lebanese territory.
On the ground, Hezbollah has concentrated significant firepower on IOF rallies and military positions. “Resistance fighters targeted enemy soldiers and vehicles gathered at Fatima Gate on the Lebanese border with rockets,” the report said, indicating that IOF is focusing on border points it intends to invade.
Similarly, on the Lebanese side, “the resistance targeted enemy troops gathered in the town of Markaba with rockets” and “resistance fighters targeted enemy troops gathered in the town of Taybeh with artillery shells,” indicating sustained attacks on IOF force formations.
Further intensifying these efforts, Hezbollah said that “fighters targeted enemy soldiers and vehicles with rockets in the towns of Taybeh,” and “fighters targeted enemy soldiers and vehicles with rockets in the towns of Rashaf and Beitlif.”
These coordinated attacks across multiple locations highlight the IOF’s strategy of dispersing resources and complicating defensive responses.
Precise targeting also played a role. Hezbollah declared that “resistance fighters targeted enemy forces east of Al-Khiam detention center with suitable weapons.” “In order to protect Lebanon and the Lebanese people, the fighter jets observed (regime) military forces inside one of the houses in Al-Bayada town, then targeted them with guided missiles and achieved a positive hit,” it added.
These operations demonstrate intelligence-based targeting aimed at inflicting direct losses on IOF units.
Armored units are not saved. Hezbollah reported that “Resistance fighters targeted two Merkava tanks in the Al-Taybe project with two loitering gliders and achieved a direct hit,” and further emphasized that “Resistance fighters targeted one Merkava tank in Al-Bayada town with a loitering glider and achieved a direct hit.” The use of loitering munitions reflects the increasing sophistication of counter-armor tactics against occupying regimes.
In addition to military and armored attacks, regime-linked infrastructure has also been targeted. Hezbollah said its fighters “targeted (Zionist regime) military infrastructure in Karmiel settlement with rockets,” suggesting that logistics and support facilities were also within the scope of the operation.
Following this wave of attacks on military targets, Hezbollah expanded its operations to include settlements throughout the northern region under Israeli regime control. “In order to protect Lebanon and its people, and within the framework of a warning issued by Hezbollah to a number of settlements in occupied northern Palestine, resistance fighters targeted the settlements of Metula and Kfar Yuval with rocket attacks,” the group reiterated.
Metula was one of the most repeatedly targeted locations. Hezbollah reported that “resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Metula with rockets for the second time,” followed by “resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Metula with rockets for the third time,” and then “resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Metula with rockets for the fourth time.” This repeated targeting highlights the importance of reconciliation in Hezbollah’s operational calculations.
The large settlement of Kiryat Shmona is also under continued attack. “Resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a rocket attack,” the group said, “Resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a rocket attack for the second time.”
Hezbollah also released a “video showing footage of an Islamic Resistance Army operation targeting the Kiryat Shmona settlement in occupied northern Palestine with a rocket attack,” highlighting further footage of the operation.
Other settlements are facing similar barrage. Hezbollah reported that it “targeted the Shlomi settlement with a rocket attack” and that “resistance fighters targeted the Shlomi settlement with a rocket attack for the second time.” It also said that “the Resistance targeted the settlement of Even Menachem with rocket attacks” and that “Resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Netua with rocket attacks.”
The campaign further expanded with strikes, including “rocket attacks on Shomera and Nahariya villages.” The attack marks the expansion of the geographic scope of Hezbollah’s operations into regime-controlled areas.
Finally, Hezbollah reaffirmed the broader framework of the war, demonstrating that its actions are defensive and strategic. This pattern reveals continued efforts to combine direct confrontation with IOF forces with broader pressure on Israel’s northern front, across both military and settlement targets, increasing the risk to the regime.
The Lebanese resistance movement carried out 61 operations against the Israeli regime on Monday, outlining the scope, targets and methods of attacks, according to a detailed statement released by the organization.
The operation was geographically wide-ranging, with attacks reaching a depth of 75 kilometers. Hezbollah said that of the total operations, 23 took place inside Lebanese territory, primarily described as IOF defense or repulsion operations, and 38 took place in targeted locations within occupied Palestinian territory.
The resistance movement said its operations focused on a mix of attacks on regime forces and settlements, towns and cities. These included two IOF military bases and two barracks, as well as six IOF positions along the Lebanese border.
Additionally, Hezbollah reported targeting 29 cities and settlements. A further 22 operations have been announced to repel the IOF incursion into southern Lebanon, indicating continued clashes on the front lines.
In terms of weapons, Hezbollah relies heavily on rocket fire, which accounted for 45 of the attacks. The Lebanese resistance also said it had deployed 10 loitering drones and four loitering gliders, suggesting an increased use of its air capabilities. Other weapons included three artillery attacks, one direct missile attack, and one “qualitative missile,” a term often used to refer to more advanced or specialized systems.
The statement also detailed IOF losses resulting from the operation. These included damage to two trenches and fortified positions of Zionist forces, as well as two artillery bunkers. The resistance movement further stated that 15 settlements were attacked and five IOF tanks were destroyed, further reflecting enemy losses.
The operation highlights the escalation of Hezbollah’s attacks, whose scale and variety reflect the evolving dynamics of the war.
Today, as extraordinary conflict unfolds in Lebanon, with fierce resistance to the Zionist war machine and close-range ground combat, the region and beyond are reawakening what it means to have a cause of liberation and what it means to believe in the struggle to achieve it.
The occupation of Lebanon and Palestine deprived them of their most basic human and biological aspirations, from marriage to childbearing, reorienting ambitious young resistance fighters to a broader cause centered on the pursuit of freedom.
This is in stark contrast to IOF soldiers, many of whom come from different parts of the world, were born to parents of other nationalities, and do not know the meaning of their homeland. They take pleasure in killing children, torturing men and abusing young people, and believe they are constantly on the attack, protected by surveillance drones and fighter jets.
What they do not realize is that they have extinguished the love of material life in the hearts of Lebanon’s freedom fighters, as well as Iranians and free people around the world, and that the consequences are inevitable.