Hezbollah said that it fired surface-to-air missiles at IDF helicopters near the Lebanese-Israeli border on Wednesday, with the IDF saying that intercepted one of them, as exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah continued along the Lebanese-Israeli border. Additionally, several rockets were fired from Syria toward the Golan Heights on Wednesday evening.
Additionally on Wednesday, a Lebanese man was shot by Israeli sniper fire in a car in Kafrkela in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
The Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar TV reported that two Lebanese men not from the area were visiting the area near the border with Metula and were unaware that the area was considered dangerous. IDF soldiers opened fire toward them and they got into their car and attempted to drive away when one of them was shot and killed, according to al-Manar. The IDF said later in the evening that it fired at terrorists who went near the border fence near Metula.
The IDF said on Wednesday evening that Israeli airstrikes had targeted an operational command room, terrorist infrastructure, a military structure, rocket launchers, and a weapons storage site belonging to Hezbollah.
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. December 20, 2023 (Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
IDF tank and artillery fire also eliminated several threats in southern Lebanon throughout the day on Wednesday, and several projectiles were launched from Lebanon toward Israel, including two surface-to-air missiles fired at an Israeli aircraft.
Hezbollah said that it targeted two IDF helicopters with two surface-to-air missiles on Wednesday afternoon. The terrorist organization also claimed responsibility for at least four other attacks throughout the day.
On Wednesday evening, a home in Markaba in southern Lebanon was hit in an Israeli strike, with several injuries reported in the strike, according to Lebanese reports.
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and a Syrian Army post in Syria. December 20, 2023 (Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
Additionally on Wednesday evening, four rockets were fired from Syrian territory toward the Golan Heights. The IDF struck the sites where the rockets were fired from, as well as a post belonging to the Syrian Army.
117 Hezbollah terrorists killed since war began
Additionally, Hezbollah announced that three of its members were killed on Wednesday in the exchanges of fire along the border, bringing the total number of the terrorist movement’s members killed since October 7 to 118.
Lebanese media reported Israeli airstrikes and artillery strikes along much of the border throughout the day, including strikes on the Kfarchouba area near Har Dov, Qouzah near Shtula, and between Naqoura and Tayr Harfa, among other locations.
During a visit to reservists along the northern border on Wednesday, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that “no matter what, there will be a lot of action in the coming year,” adding that the IDF would push further and enhance security for residents of northern Israel.
“We are not going back to what was before. This means pushing further, establishing this, and returning the residents here, in Netu’a and the entire border, to another situation that is much safer. Our role as uniform wearers is to prepare the first option, to be very well prepared for it, for combat,” said Halevi. “No matter what, there will be a lot of action in the coming year.”
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