Hezbollah dubs Israel’s strike in Yemen a ‘foolish step,’ 2 IDF soldiers injured by drone strike

The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah on Saturday expressed its support for its allies in the Iranian-backed “Axis of Resistance,” the Yemeni Houthi terrorists, after Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Houthi targets in Hodeidah earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah continued its attacks on Israel, wounding two IDF soldiers who reportedly were in moderate and good condition after a drone strike on Saturday evening.

“The foolish step carried out by the Zionist enemy is a very important message about a new and dangerous phase of the conflict, at the level of the entire region,” Hezbollah stated.

“We have full confidence that the Yemeni leadership is able to take the appropriate and necessary steps… to deter this enemy and his regional and international partners, and we declare that we stand by the Yemeni people in defense of themselves and their sovereignty, and their heroic stance on the side of Palestine,” the statement read.

The Hezbollah and Houthi terror groups are both part of the Iranian-funded and equipped network of militias throughout the Middle East. Hezbollah reportedly helped the Houthis to transfer weapons and sent advisors to train Houthi rebels how to use Iranian-supplied weapons.

Soon after the Israeli strikes in Yemen, Lebanese media reported that alleged Israeli attacks targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in the town of Adloun, about 30 km (19 miles) from the Israeli border. The Saudi Al Arabiya channel later reported that weapons and ammunition caches were bombed.

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The following day, the IDF said it had attacked two warehouses in southern Lebanon holding “rockets and other means,” without specifying where the strikes took place.

The Israeli army said that aircraft struck a terror squad in Houla that was spotted by soldiers of the 91st Division earlier. Hezbollah later announced the death of two of its operatives, raising its official death toll since last October to 375.

כוחות חטיבת האש של אוגדה 91 זיהו מוקדם יותר היום חוליית מחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה פועלת במרחב חולא שבדרום לבנון.
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On Sunday afternoon, a series of rocket and drone strikes struck northern Israel, with Hezbollah later claiming the launch as a response to the Israeli strike that allegedly wounded civilians in Adloun on Saturday evening.

The launches struck a preschool in Kibbutz Hanita, a school in Kibbutz Dafna, and the Birya Forest, killing around 10 cows and igniting a large fire that took 15 firefighting teams several hours to bring under control.

Because Hanita and Dafna were already evacuated due to their proximity to the Lebanese border, no casualties were reported after the attacks.

“Not only did the fire severely damage the forests but now it has also taken a toll on the lives of living creatures,” Jewish National Fund Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski told Ynet News.

“These cows were an integral part of the green landscape, and unwillingly became victims as well. We will restore and return the north to its beauty, along with the forests and the creatures living in them.”