Hezbollah’s TV network Al-Manar reported on Sunday that the IDF had launched artillery fire near the border, in the Mount Dov area. According to the report, the shelling targeted the hills in the area of Kfar Shuba, adjacent to the Shebaa farms in southern Lebanon.
أهالي كفرشوبا وحلتا يطفئون النار التي اشعلتها القنابل الحارقة التي رمتها طائرة مسيرة في الأحراج اللبنانية المحررة من مزرعة بسطره. pic.twitter.com/FMELTTBBig
— علي شعيب #كلنا_مقاومة ?? (@ali_shoeib1)
??? : Israeli artillery attacks hit multiple points in Lebanon’s and Kfarshuba hills. threatens to responses inside due to multiple hostilities by Israel against the country over the past month. pic.twitter.com/9wQkYBO2Yj
— Haidar Akarar (@HaidarAkarar)
In addition, IDF aircraft were reported to have dropped flammable material on a grove in the area known as Stara Farms, with the aim of clearing the local forest to expand the exposed territory. A fire broke out in the Shebaa farms on Saturday, too, as a result of IDF flares. Hezbollah affiliate al-Manar posted a video of the fire, claiming that one of the flares fell near one of UNIFIL’s posts.
Update: Israel is shooting a series of light shells in the atmosphere of the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms and Kfarshuba hills again. pic.twitter.com/XOu1FXrQRF
— Reine (@kylo_reine2)
On Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that his group plans to retaliate “in every possible place along the border” for Israel’s drone attacks last week in Beirut.
Nasrallah’s deputy, Muhammad Yari, threatened Israel on Friday, saying “the Zionist enemy attacked us deep in our territory and so we will attack him deep in his. They will be very sorry for their deeds.”
Convoys of Israeli military trucks have been observed throughout the day Saturday, making their way north carrying cannons. The IDF has in recent days strengthened both its offensive and defensive systems, including deploying additional Iron Dome batteries. The army has also enlisted a limited number of reserve personnel to complete manpower needs in several fronts.