Israeli air force Monday bombs Hizballah battery at Taibe, NW of Metulah shortly after it fired 2 Katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shemona. No casualties
This was the first air strike since 0200 when IsraelÂ’s 48-hour suspension of air strikes went into force. Exception was made for targets posing any immediate threat or transporting weapons supplies. Kiryat Shemona sustained a record 100 hits Sunday. Taibe is one of the three villages where 6 Israeli soldiers were injured, 4 Hizballah killed, in a ground operation to destroy Hizballah firing positions.
Aircraft and helicopter cover was also provided Israeli ground forces fighting Hizballah in those three villages. Another contingent of Israeli armored infantry and tanks is heading into the Eastern Sector of south Lebanon along the road from Metullah to al Khiam.
IAF Warplanes Providing Cover for IDF Ground Forces
(IsraelNN.com) Israel Air Force fighter pilots have been prevented from carrying out air strikes on Hizbullah terror targets in Lebanon for the next two days, but that has not stopped them from providing air cover for Israeli ground operations. IAF warplanes fired warning shots on Tuesday as IDF ground forces continued to operate in the village of Tayibeh, another HIzbullah stronghold. IAF aircraft will continue to provide cover for IDF forces as they continue their mission to end rocket attacks on northern Israeli communities from south Lebanese territory. |