Buildings and structures in Metula in northern Israel are photographed from a position along the border in southern Lebanon, Aug. 23, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Militias other than Hezbollah have kept a low profile along Lebanon’s southern border in recent months. However, since Saturday, the al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas), the Resistance Brigades (closely aligned with Hezbollah) and the Jamaa al-Islamiya (Islamic Group; a Sunni group), have all announced strikes against Israeli positions.On Wednesday, the al-Qassam Brigades announced that they “fired a salvo of 30 rockets from southern Lebanon at the headquarters of the 300 West Brigade in Khirbet Maar,” located in northern Israel.Since January, Hamas has launched six attacks from Lebanese territory. Just two days prior, on Monday, the al-Fajr Brigades (the Islamic Group’s military wing) claimed responsibility for two attacks on the Israeli site of Beit Hillel, near Kiryat Shmona — the first since in January 2024 and December...
Militias other than Hezbollah have kept a low profile along Lebanon’s southern border in recent months. However, since Saturday, the al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas), the Resistance Brigades (closely aligned with Hezbollah) and the Jamaa al-Islamiya (Islamic Group; a Sunni group), have all announced strikes against Israeli positions.On Wednesday, the al-Qassam Brigades announced that they “fired a salvo of 30 rockets from southern Lebanon at the headquarters of the 300 West Brigade in Khirbet Maar,” located in northern Israel.Since January, Hamas has launched six attacks from Lebanese territory. Just two days prior, on Monday, the al-Fajr Brigades (the Islamic Group’s military wing) claimed responsibility for two attacks on the Israeli site of Beit Hillel, near Kiryat Shmona — the first since in January 2024 and...
