TEHRAN- Lebanon's Hezbollah waged a barrage of rockets and missiles at Israeli sites in what the resistance movement said was an "initial" response to the regime's airstrikes that killed at least eleven Lebanese civilians, including children.

Israeli media reported that 25 rockets and two anti-tank missiles were launched from Lebanon towards the settlement of Kiryat Shmona in the north. The Israeli army closed several roads in the north following the attacks.

The head of the Margaliot settlement, Eitan Davidi, mentioned that an anti-tank missile hit the settlement, stating that Margaliot has not had a quiet day since October 8. 

Earlier, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted the Kiryat Shmona military base with a number of missiles, confirming direct hits. This came after it targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement with dozens of Katyusha rockets.

The attacks were an initial response to the two massacres committed by the Israeli occupation in the Lebanese city of Nabatieh and also the town of Sawaneh that killed a mother and her two daughters. 

Hezbollah continues to target Israeli occupation military sites and settlements in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza while enforcing its resistance in response to Israeli attacks on villages and civilian homes in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council following the latest Israeli attacks on civilian targets, which its foreign ministry "considered the most violent and bloody since last October". 

The regime's "deliberate and direct bombing of civilians safe in their homes is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime ... the Israeli bombardment is a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens and all United Nations resolutions" the foreign ministry added.

In some of its latest operations, the Lebanese resistance issued concise statements confirming the targeting of Israeli military sites, including Barka Risha, a gathering of occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Zar'it base, the Zboudin barracks in the occupied Sheba'a farms, among other Israeli military sites, resulting in direct hits. 

Hezbollah has staged more than 1,000 operations against Israeli forces since the regime's war on Gaza started. The operations have also left tens of thousands of settlers displaced from the northern-occupied territories. 

During a memorial service for the resistance movement's fighters the deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem reiterated the group's commitment to supporting the Palestinian resistance and Gaza, emphasizing that this support won't cease until the war on Gaza ends entirely.

Sheikh Qassem underlined that "if some in the world fear the repercussions, difficulties, and complexities in the region, we say start with Gaza because Gaza is the solution, and there is no other solution for all the tension in the region."

Regarding the Israeli aggression on civilians in Lebanon, Sheikh Qassem stated: "We will not leave any aggression against civilians without an appropriate response. We will declare it, and we will make it clear that our response is for the civilians."

The senior Hezbollah official noted that the movement's current strategies are based on limited confrontation to benefit Gaza without using all its strength, saying we will reserve "this force for the right time."

He warned the regime, "If the right time comes against our will, we will be fully prepared for any confrontation, no matter how significant. We will teach the Israelis lessons they will never forget, and the lessons of 2006 will be an elementary lesson compared to what they will face in the next confrontation."

The deputy chief further clarified that Hezbollah responds proportionally, and its decision was to support Gaza while continuing to "deter the enemy" with this support.
The Israeli military has been forced to pull some of its armed units from Gaza in the south and deploy them to its northern front. 

The limited level of confrontation is what Hezbollah deemed beneficial, Sheikh Qassem pointed out, whilst making it clear that Hezbollah has three steadfast positions in its confrontation with the Israeli regime 

"Firstly, no retreat from supporting Gaza as long as the aggression persists, regardless of the cost or developments. Secondly, we do not submit to Israeli or Western threats and intimidations ... Thirdly, we have nothing to discuss about the future of southern Lebanon on both its (occupied) Palestinian and Lebanese sides until the complete aggression on Gaza stops."