Sirens wailed in northern occupied Palestine on Wednesday, as Hezbollah hammered Zionist targets in the largest rocket attack since the Lebanese resistance group opened up the front against the Zionist entity in support of Gaza on October 8, 2023.
Zionist media described Wednesday’s strikes as the largest in terms of rocket type and number since the beginning of the war.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah staged 19 operations, many of them in response to the assassination that killed a Hezbollah commander and other fighters and in the town of Jwayya. This was, by far, the most operations since the war started.
In the first strike, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Ruweisat Al-Qarn site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rocket fire at 9:30, achieving a direct hit, Hezbollah Military Media announced in a statement.
Simultaneously, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Al-Ramtha site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba Hills with rocket weapons, achieving a direct hit, the second statement read.
The Islamic Resistance fighters then targeted Plasan military industries company specialized in armoring and protecting vehicles and machinery for the enemy army in Sasa settlement with guided missiles, inflicting a direct hit, the third statement read.
The fourth strike saw the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarding the command headquarters of the Northern Corps in Ein Zeitim base with tens of Katyusha rockets.
The Islamic Resistance fighters also bombarded the reserve command headquarters of the Northern Corps at the standby base of the Galilee Division and its warehouses in “Amiad” with tens of Katyusha rockets, the fifth statement read.
The sixth strike targeted the Air Operations Management on the northern direction at Meron base with tens of Katyusha rockets and artillery shells, according to Hezbollah Military Media.
The Islamic Resistance fighters then, at 10:30, targeted Al-Samaqa site in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kfar Shuba with rocket weapons, inflicting direct hits, the seventh statement read.
Few minutes later, at 10:35, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Ramya site with artillery shells, according to the eighth statement.
The eighth strike concurred with the ninth one that saw the Islamic Resistance fighters targeting Al-Raheb site with artillery shells.
The Islamic Resistance fighters then targeted Zar’it barracks with artillery shells, the tenth statement read.
According to the eleventh statement, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 12:15 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the espionage equipment at Ruweisat Al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kfar Shouba with appropriate weapons, inflicting direct hits.
The twelfth statement mentioned that, following surveillance and monitoring of the enemy forces at Al-Malkiya site, and upon detecting the movement of soldiers inside, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted them at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, with artillery shells, achieving direct hits.
The thirteenth statement maintained that, in response to the assassination carried out by the Zionist enemy in the town of Jouwayya, resulting in civilian casualties, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Zionist enemy’s artillery bunkers in Khirbet Ma’ar and the deployment of soldiers in its vicinity with Katyusha rockets at 05:00 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
In response to the assassination carried out by the Zionist enemy in the town of Jouwayya resulting in civilian casualties, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 05:05 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Hadab Yarin site with Burkan rockets and directly hit it, according to the fourteenth statement.
The fifteenth statement underscored that the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 05:30 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Hanita site with artillery shells and directly hit it.
The sixteenth statement affirmed that the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 05:35 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Jal Al-Allam site with artillery shells and directly hit it.
The seventeenth statement underscored that, as part of the response to the assassination carried out by the Zionist enemy in the town of Jouwayya resulting in civilian casualties, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 05:40 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Birket Risha site with Burkan rockets achieving direct hits.
The eighteenth statement mentioned that the air defense unit of the Islamic Resistance on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, confronted a hostile Zionist warplane that violated Lebanese airspace with an air-to-surface missile which was launched at it, forcing the aircraft to retreat towards occupied Palestine and immediately leave Lebanese airspace.
The nineteenth statement pointed out that, as part of the response to the attack and assassination carried out by the Zionist enemy in the town of Jouwayya and injuring civilians, the Islamic Resistance launched an aerial attack using a swarm of assault drones on the Habushit barracks (headquarters of a company from Hermon Brigade 810) targeting the locations where the barracks’ officers and soldiers were stationed and achieving their targets accurately.
Zionist media confirmed Hezbollah strikes, saying at least 215 rockets were fired since morning on Wednesday.
Rockets spark fires in North
It has also been reported that fires were ignited due to rockets from Lebanon, with power blackouts being reported in a number of settlements in the North due to the Lebanese Resistance’s rocket fire.
Zionist media described the attack as one of Hezbollah’s largest barrages during the war, noting that the city of Tabarayya was targeted for the first time during the barrage.
Sirens sounded in Safad, Rosh Pina, and Tabarayya, along with numerous other towns in the al-Jalil region, as per the reports.
In a related development, Zionist media reported that additional rounds of sirens were activated in several settler communities in northern Palestine. Alerts were triggered in the Mount Meron area of the Upper al-Jalil.
Reports confirmed this demonstrating that the regime’s Meron base for air surveillance was one of the targets of the second rocket salvo launched from Lebanon.
Yemen and Iraqi Resistance continue joint operations
The naval, missile, and UAV forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out a top-tier military operation targeting the ship TUTOR in the Red Sea using an unmanned surface vessel, several drones, and ballistic missiles, announced Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the YAF, on Wednesday.
Saree explained that the operation came after the ship’s owning company violated the YAF’s ban on entry into the ports of occupied Palestine, confirming that the operation resulted in severe damages to the ship, putting it at risk of sinking.
Earlier, maritime security firms and shipping sources said that a Greek-owned cargo ship was struck by a small craft off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah and was not under the command of the crew after sustaining damage in its engine room.
The Liberian-flagged vessel, TUTOR, was hit about 67.7 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, said British security firm Ambrey, adding that the incident resembles previous attacks by the Yemeni Armed Forces.
“The vessel aligned with the Houthi target profile at the time of the incident,” Ambrey said in an advisory note.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a small, 5-7 meters long craft of white color collided with the cargo ship’s stern. A Greek shipping ministry source said the vessel was also attacked from the air.
The shipmaster reported that the vessel was taking on water and was not under the command of the crew, UKMTO said in an updated report.
In the same context, the spokesperson revealed that the YAF conducted two joint military operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
Saree mentioned that the first operation targeted a vital site in the occupied city of Idud with winged missiles, while the second targeted a key location in occupied Haifa with several drones, confirming that both operations achieved their objectives.
It is noteworthy that in early June, Saree revealed that the YAF carried out two joint operations with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, marking the first time two factions of the Axis of Resistance publicly conducted coordinated strikes targeting the occupation entity.
The Yemeni spokesperson on Wednesday warned all companies against dealing with the occupation entity and navigating their ships to the ports of occupied Palestine, adding that failure to comply would result in these ships being targeted within the YAF’s operational area, as stated in previous announcements.
Elsewhere, Saree reaffirmed the YAF’s commitment to continue their military operations in support of the Palestinian people’s cause and in retaliation against the American-British aggression on Yemen until the aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.
Palestinian Resistance continues qualitative operations
The Palestinian Resistance continues to confront occupation forces across the besieged Gaza Strip for 250 days since the war on the besieged territory began.
On Wednesday multiple Palestinian Resistance factions launched attacks on occupation forces and defended against the Zionist advance in several axes. Importantly, the armed wings of Resistance factions in Gaza mourned a leader in the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah, martyr Talib Sami Abdullah, and pointed to his role in supporting the Resistance in Palestine.
Palestinian Resistance operations on June 12, 2024
Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades engaged occupation forces in a renewed aggression on al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, while also fending off enemy forces in the southernmost city of Rafah.
Al-Qassam fighters fired locally produced al-Yassin rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at an armored force in the al-Shaboura section of the Rafah refugee camp. The targeted forces consisted of two Merkava 4 tanks.
The Brigades also fired locally produced 114 mm rocket artillery shells at occupation forces positioned in the Netsarim Axis, which splits the northern Gaza Strip from the rest of the besieged territory.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades also shelled occupation forces in Sufa military site, to the east of Rafah, with a salvo of 107 mm rockets.
Moreover, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) al-Quds Brigades’ mortar units shelled the Nahel Oz military site to the east of Gaza City, targeting Zionist comms equipment.
Mortar units also shelled Zionist forces near al-Salam Mosque in Rafah, utilizing 60 mm mortar shells to do so.
The group also detonated an improvised explosive device when an infantry force arrived at an ambush point set up in al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Al-Quds Brigades fighters also launched 107 mm rockets at a Zionist command and control post in the Netsarim Axis.