Confrontations continue in south Lebanon

Israeli occupation forces on Sunday continued their attacks on areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon and the Western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said that Israeli heavy artillery targeted the surroundings of Yater, Ein al-Jabal, Barachit, Hadatha and al-Zater towns. The shelling also covered the hilly areas of Sarira, Maidoun, and al-Qantara in the western Bekaa, the sources continued.

Meanwhile, Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday carried out several operations against the Israeli occupation troops in south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said that resistance forces attacked an Israeli force in the position of Kassarat al-Aroush. The statement said that an Israeli Merkava tank and its crew were directly hit.

The statement added that another resistance group attacked an Israeli position in the Beit Yahoun area. Another Lebanese resistance group attacked the Israeli position in Hadatha. The two Israeli military positions were directly hit, according to a statement by the Lebanese resistance.

The statement added that the two resistance attacks coincided with a rocket attack and machine-gun fire by resistance forces against another Israeli position in Barachit.