TEHRAN- The pace of ground confrontations between Hezbollah and Israeli occupation forces (IOF) has escalated since Saturday evening.

On Sunday, the Lebanese resistance faced off against Israeli forces that attempted to infiltrate the village of Ramya. 

The IOF is attempting to invade southern villages, particularly around Ramya, where clashes continue to erupt with medium and light weapons at “zero distance.” 

Hezbollah says it has inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli forces in Ramya. 

At the same time, the resistance has been targeting IOF positions based in Israeli settlements across the Lebanese border. 

Hezbollah also targeted the IOF’s Zar’it barracks with rocket-propelled grenades and announced a rocket strike on the Tirat HaCarmel base, southern Haifa, in statements on Sunday.

According to an Al-Mayadeen correspondent in southern Lebanon, more than 20 Israeli soldiers were either killed or wounded in ambushes, with the Israeli army being unable to retrieve the bodies amid intense clashes.
The first attack took place at 1:45 am when Hezbollah fighters targeted Israeli forces positioned in the al-Manara settlement with a barrage of rockets. This marked the beginning of a coordinated and relentless series of strikes against Israeli targets.

Israeli media said on Sunday that at least eleven soldiers were transported to hospitals due to a “serious security incident at the northern border with Lebanon.”

Helicopters were seen evacuating wounded soldiers from the Lebanese border. 

The spokesperson for the Israeli military announced that a reserve soldier from the 9220th Battalion, 6th Atsioni Brigade, was seriously injured on Sunday during combat in southern Lebanon.

In another incident, a combat officer, also from the 9220th Battalion, 6th Atsioni Brigade, was seriously injured on Sunday, during combat in southern Lebanon.

Earlier, Hezbollah said it carried out an operation on the outskirts of Tel Aviv with combat drones. 

Israeli media reported that “Herzliya, part of the greater Tel Aviv area, was damaged due to the launch of two drones from Lebanon.”