Dozens of Israeli forces injured as Hezbollah operations shake northern occupied lands

A series of Hezbollah rocket operations targeting Israeli troop concentrations along the border triggered widespread sirens across northern Israel early Friday, with Israeli media reporting at least 50 people were injured, as an Iranian missile also struck the community of Zarzir, wounding some 60 settlers.

Israeli media described the incident as a major security breach after a rocket reportedly hit the Upper Galilee (al-Jalil al-A‘la) in northern occupied Palestine early on Friday, injuring dozens.

According to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, at least 50 people were wounded in the strike. Initial reports indicated that some of the injured were in serious condition, while emergency teams rushed to the scene to evacuate casualties to nearby hospitals.

The reports emerged shortly after Hezbollah announced a wave of coordinated rocket attacks targeting Israeli military gatherings along the southern Lebanese front as part of operations marking International Quds Day.

In a series of statements released early Friday, the Lebanese resistance group said its fighters struck multiple Israeli troop concentrations and newly established military positions near the border with occupied Palestine.

The operations began shortly after midnight. At 1:25 a.m., Hezbollah launched a rocket barrage at an Israeli troop gathering at the Marj site opposite the border town of Markaba.

Fifteen minutes later, at 1:40 a.m., another barrage targeted Israeli forces near the Khiam detention center.

Minutes later, resistance fighters struck an Israeli troop concentration in the southern neighborhood of Khiam, while another rocket salvo simultaneously targeted a newly established Israeli military position on Hamamis Hill, south of the town.

At 1:50 a.m., Hezbollah said it targeted a further gathering of Israeli soldiers in Khallet al-Asafir, also south of Khiam, while another strike hit the Marj site again opposite Markaba.

By 2:00 a.m., the group announced an additional rocket attack against Israeli forces at the Kfar Jaladi quarry.

Israeli media reported that warning sirens sounded across large parts of northern Israel, from Haifa in the west to Tiberias (Tabarayya) in the east, after rockets fell in the Upper Galilee.

Hezbollah also reported several additional strikes along the border. In one statement, the group said its fighters targeted a newly established Israeli military headquarters in the Namar al-Jamal area, opposite the border settlement of Alma al-Shaab.

Another operation involved heavy rocket and artillery fire against Israeli troop gatherings near the border town of Maroun al-Ras.

Hezbollah further announced strikes on Israeli military positions at the al-Ajal heights and Qabl al-Qamh, north of the Israeli settlement of Kfar Yuval, targeting troop concentrations deployed in those areas.

The group said the operations were carried out in response to continued Israeli attacks across Lebanon, including strikes that have hit dozens of towns and cities as well as Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, the death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 687, as Israeli strikes continue across several regions of the country.

Hezbollah said its operations are aimed at confronting Israeli forces along the border and targeting troop concentrations, military sites and operational positions used by Israeli forces.

Meanwhile, some 60 Israeli settlers have been injured as a result of an Iranian missile hitting the village of Zarzir in the north of occupied territories early on Friday.

Earlier in the day, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had announced the 44th wave of Operations True Promise 4 against US and Israeli targets in response to the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

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