Fighting seems to be picking up in Southern Lebanon as Israeli forces are reportedly encountering quite a bit of resistance to the ongoing invasion, with a substantial battle reported taking place in the Ramia area, where at least five Israeli troops were killed and a number of others wounded, three of them seriously so.
Earlier today, a pair of incidents were reported near al-Labbouneh Hill, which is just across the border in southern Lebanon. Two Israeli Merkava tanks were hit as they were crossing into the area, and were destroyed by Hezbollah anti-tank missiles.
The Merkava is Israel’s main battle tank, and has been reported repeatedly to be active in the ongoing invasion of southern Lebanon. Merkava tanks were involved in the Israeli raid on a UN peacekeeper base near Ramia over the weekend.
Hezbollah has made extensive use of anti-tank missiles both in the ongoing fighting and in previous exchanges of fire into northern Israel over the past year. Hezbollah is reporting substantial rocket strikes at Israeli border sites and troop gatherings near the border.
Poster Comment:
Ground war is not going good for Israelis. They lost 500 tanks in Gaza.