Hezbollah on Thursday night introduced changes to its war against the Jewish state that include using precision-guided missiles to target IDF troops, Agence France-Presse reported.
The Iranian terrorist proxy in Lebanon announced the “transition to a new and escalatory phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy,” according to the report.
The move came after Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed Hamas terror master Yahya Sinwar in a firefight in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Last month, Hezbollah upped its anti-Israel rhetoric, saying it is fighting Israel not just in solidarity with Hamas but also “in defense of Lebanon and its people.”
A statement released by the terrorist group opened with, “Permission to fight has been granted to those for they have been wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory,” citing a verse from the Koran.
The statement went on to claim Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel were “in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance and in defense of Lebanon and its people.”
Hezbollah has attacked Israel nearly daily in support of Hamas since Oct. 8, 2023, firing some 10,000 rockets, missiles and drones. Jerusalem has escalated attacks on Hezbollah since adding the return home of its displaced citizens in northern Israel to its official war goals on Sept. 17, 2024.
On Thursday night, the IDF announced that five soldiers were killed fighting Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon. The slain men were named as Maj. Ofek Bachar, 24, from Ness Ziona; Capt. Elad Siman Tov, 23, from Tzofim; Staff Sgt. Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, 22, from Jerusalem; Staff Sgt. Yakov Hillel, 21, from Jerusalem; and Staff Sgt. Yehudah Dror Yahalom, 21, from Hebron.