Smotrich’s son wounded as Hezbollah rockets, drones pound Israeli positions

The son of Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich was among several soldiers wounded during military activity near the Lebanese border on Friday, as Hezbollah intensified a wave of coordinated operations against Israeli positions across the southern front.

Israeli Army Radio reported that Smotrich’s son was injured alongside other soldiers during clashes near the Lebanese frontier.

The incident came amid a sweeping series of operations by Hezbollah fighters targeting Israeli occupation positions, troop concentrations and vehicles along the Lebanese–Palestinian border throughout the day.

Later on Friday, the Resistance launched a volley of rockets toward the Zarit barracks in response to continued Israeli strikes on Lebanese towns and cities, including Beirut’s southern suburb, according to Al-Mayadeen.

Israeli media said at least eight soldiers were wounded, some critically, when an anti-tank missile struck an infantry unit near the border. Several casualties were evacuated to Nahariya Hospital as helicopters were deployed for rescue operations. Sirens also sounded in the Krayot area north of Haifa amid fears of a drone infiltration.

Earlier in the morning, Hezbollah fighters launched a rocket barrage targeting the settlement of Sa’sa’, while kamikaze drones struck the newly established Blat site in southern Lebanon, with the Resistance confirming direct hits.

At dawn, coordinated attacks using rockets and artillery shells struck Israeli army positions and troop gatherings in Metula, Manara, Marj, Givat HaEgel and the Yiftah barracks.

Additional strikes targeted Israeli positions and troop concentrations in Wadi al-Asafir and Talat al-Hamamis near al-Khiam, as well as the Kfar Kila gate and the Ruwaysat al-Alam position in the occupied Lebanese hills of Kfar Shuba.

Resistance fighters also hit a column of Israeli military vehicles advancing toward al-Khiam, forcing the convoy to retreat after what Hezbollah described as direct hits.

Amid the escalation, Hezbollah issued a warning to settlers in northern occupied Palestine to evacuate areas within five kilometres of the border, saying Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanese civilians and infrastructure would not go unanswered.

Concurrent with this aggression against Iran, the Israeli regime launched attacks against several areas in Lebanon, prompting Hezbollah's swift response.

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