Hezbollah, which said 17 Israeli soldiers had been killed in clashes in southern Lebanon, announced this morning that it had targeted the Krayot region near Haifa in northern Israel with a large number of rockets.
Following Israel’s announcement that it would invade southern Lebanon, clashes have erupted from time to time along the border. The Israeli army has so far failed to make any significant progress on the Lebanese border.
Hezbollah announced that 17 Israeli soldiers had been killed in the clashes in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army, on the other hand, said that 9 soldiers had been killed in clashes in Lebanon since 30 September, when the ground offensive began.
On the other hand, the Hezbollah statement said that the Krayot region north of the city of Haifa had been hit by a large number of rockets. The Israeli press also reported that sirens were sounding in border towns in northern Israel.
In a statement, the Israeli army said it had observed 20 rockets fired from Lebanon, most of which were intercepted and the rest fell in open country.
The coastal city of Haifa, about 40 kilometres from the Lebanese border, is one of Israel’s most important industrial and commercial centres.
Israel is trying to invade Lebanon by land, while at the same time carrying out intensive air strikes on targets it claims are Hezbollah family members near the capital, Beirut. It is also hitting targets in Syria to cut Hezbollah’s supply line. In this context, it was reported that Israel carried out an air strike on the al-Masna crossing on the Lebanese-Syrian border. It was reported that the road between the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Syrian capital Damascus was also disrupted by the attack, although there was no information on whether anyone was killed or injured.
