TEHRAN - Hezbollah showered Israeli cities with rockets as it marked the first anniversary of its military support front for Gaza, on October 8, 2023.

Hezbollah also targeted Israeli military gatherings and positions in northern Israel with rocket barrages as it vowed to continue operations in support of Gaza and defense of Lebanon and its people. 

The Lebanese resistance movement began its operations on Tuesday by targeting a gathering of occupation forces in the Shlomi settlement with a rocket salvo. 

At the same time, Hezbollah fighters targeted another gathering of occupation forces in the settlement of Hanita with another rocket barrage. 

The fighters also targeted an IOF gathering in the vicinity of Marj with rocket fire. 

In a separate statement, Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli artillery site in Dishon with a rocket salvo while simultaneously targeting another artillery site in Dalton near Safed with a similar rocket barrage. 

Hezbollah: "U.S., Israel and the West seek to pressure and scare us, but we don't fear them."In another operation, Hezbollah announced it targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation forces in the vicinity of the Yir'on settlement with a rocket salvo. 

Hezbollah said it used a swarm of attack drones that accurately struck their targets at other military sites, where the IOF had gathered in northern Israel. 

The Lebanese resistance also struck the city of Haifa and the vicinity of the Krayot area with a large rocket salvo. 

Reports indicate the rocket barrage on Haifa and its surrounding areas caused significant damage, especially in Kiryat Motzkin and Kiryat Yam. 

Kiryat Motzkin's mayor told Israeli media that the barrages fired at the Haifa area on Tuesday were "unprecedented" in their number. 

A first barrage of about 85 projectiles was followed by a second barrage of about 20 projectiles, according to reports in the Israeli media and statements by the Israeli military. 

Haifa is a key industrial center for Israel, home to many large companies focused on developing innovative technologies. The city houses factories for both international and local chemical companies, and major firms specializing in metal production. 

Haifa is also home to one of the two main ports for Israel, serving as an important hub for maritime trade and as a base for maritime industries. 

In essence, it has been a strategic target for Hezbollah since Israel escalated the war on Lebanon several weeks ago. 

Israel's commercial hub, Tel Aviv, also came under attack from Lebanon on Monday night, with Hezbollah announcing it had launched a rocket salvo at the Glilot base belonging to Unit 8200, a military intelligence unit located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. 

Israeli media confirmed powerful explosions in the Gush Dan area, saying that this was the fourth attack on Tel Aviv in 24 hours. 

In recent days, Hezbollah has targeted the same base of the Israeli military intelligence with Fadi 4 missiles. 

The Lebanese resistance movement continues to confront and ambush Israeli forces in the northern settlements, who are attempting to infiltrate certain Lebanese villages, inflicting human and material losses on them. 

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced on Monday the death of at least two troops during "combat" in the Lebanese border area and the injury of 20 others. 

On Tuesday the IOF said 48 Israeli soldiers were injured in the past 24 hours, including 30 soldiers on the northern border with Lebanon and 18 soldiers in Gaza. 

According to Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the IOF is suffering heavy military losses in the north, but isn't announcing the true numbers. 

In a televised address on Tuesday, Qassem said, "The enemy has yet to advance in its ground invasion of south Lebanon, and regardless of how much the enemy advances, we will confront them." 

The senior Hezbollah official underlined that the resistance is pushing back against Israeli infiltration attempts and described the Israeli military strategy in Southern Lebanon as "a failure". 

"Our military capabilities are fine. What our enemies say about our fighting capabilities is an illusion. They are lying. Our fighters on the frontline are solid. What happened over the last ten days is that the pain of the Israelis is increasing," Qassem stated. 

The Hezbollah deputy chief also said: "We are telling [Israeli leaders] that more and more Israelis will be displaced from the settlements. The Israeli plan is to kill Lebanese civilians and empty villages to cause chaos. But I tell them, your efforts are a failure. We do not surrender." 

He added that Hezbollah will continue to target Israel, expand the range of its fire, and reach the locations it wants at the time it decides.