The terrorist organization Hezbollah fired around 100 rockets into northern Israel on Friday, killing at least seven Hezbollah operatives by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), The Times of Israel reported.
An IDF source confirmed to Fox News Digital that at least two of the terrorists killed in Wednesday’s attack belonged to the group’s rocket and missile unit.
Mohammed Mahmoud Negm, described as a “high-value” operative, was killed by the Israeli Air Force in the Aita el-Zot region of southern Lebanon.
On August 23, 2024, a rocket fired from southern Lebanon was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel. (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to an IDF official, the Israeli Air Force also struck another terrorist named Said Mahmoud Dayeb in the Tyre area.
The remaining four operatives were reportedly killed. Individual attacks across southern Lebanon The IDF carried out strikes, including on a Hezbollah cell that was reportedly preparing to launch a rocket attack from the village of Ta’ir Halfa.
No injuries or deaths were reported in Israel following the incident that day.
Hezbollah fired around 40 rockets across the Lebanese border into Israel, with Upper Galilee appearing to bear the brunt of the rocket attacks.
Hezbollah fighters form a human barrier during a funeral procession for Hezbollah top commander Fouad Shukr, who was slain in the southern outskirts of Beirut on August 1, 2024. Hezbollah mourned Shukr on August 1, whose body was found in the rubble of an Israeli attack on July 30 in Beirut, southern Lebanon, amid growing fears of escalating conflict in the region, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The attack killed five civilians, three women and two children and injured dozens. (Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Israel Defense Forces said “several” projectiles were intercepted, but did not specify how many.
The attack comes as Jerusalem prepares for all-out war with Iran following threats from Tehran earlier this month.
U.S., Egyptian and Qatari officials are trying to reach a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in the hope that it will deter a larger war with Israel, Iran and Iranian proxies, including Hezbollah, which is heavily funded by Iran.
On August 23, 2024, Israeli forces launched an attack on the area of the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon, causing smoke to rise. (Photo by Ramiz Darragh/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Hamas and Israel have yet to agree on the terms, which are centred mainly around concerns about a security corridor in the Gaza Strip.
But even if terms could be agreed to, Israeli defense officials told Fox News Digital they were highly skeptical it would lead to a lasting peace in the region.
Israeli security experts continue to assess that Hezbollah remains the greatest threat.
