From: Al Jazeera November 24, 2024 Huge Hezbollah rocket strikes as Israel troops retreat in Lebanon
Hezbollah targets Israeli forces in southern Lebanon towns
The Lebanese armed group says it attacked Israeli soldiers in the town of Chamaa with a “suicide drone”. Hezbollah also said it targeted Israeli troops south of the city of Khiam – where there have been fierce battles in the past few days – in a drone strike.
It gave no casualty figures, and the Israeli military didn’t immediately comment
Hezbollah claims it destroyed six Israeli tanks in Lebanon’s south
The Lebanese group says it destroyed six Israeli Merkava tanks in Lebanon’s south, five in the strategic coastal area of al-Bayada where Israeli troops later retreated from a key hilltop position.
Hezbollah fighters “destroyed” five Israeli tanks on the eastern outskirts of the town of al-Bayyaada, where heavy ground battles have raged for days.
The group also knocked out a sixth Merkava tank in the Deir Mimas area close to the border, it said in separate statements.