Hezbollah Fighters Valiantly Defend Lebanese Territory, Israeli Soldiers Killed and Wounded in Close-Range Clashes
Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance in Lebanon said it carried out a wave of coordinated strikes across the occupied territories on Tuesday under the codename ‘Operation Eaten Straw,’ according to group statements.
The group said its attacks targeted Israeli occupation forces and their vehicles, particularly those attempting to advance into the steadfast town of Bint Jbeil and nearby strategic positions, in response to repeated ceasefire violations and ongoing assaults on southern villages.
It also affirmed the response would continue until the Israeli-American aggression against the country and its people ends.
The group’s military media issued consecutive statements detailing the attacks and their outcomes.
The group’s first statement said that at 00:10 on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Hezbollah fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation army soldiers south of the city of Khiam with a rocket barrage.
The second statement reported that at 02:50 AM on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted the Liman barracks north of the settlement of Nahariya with a swarm of attack drones.
The third statement stated that at 06:10 and 06:20 AM, Hezbollah fighters targeted newly established enemy artillery positions in the town of Al-Bayyada with rocket barrages.
The fourth statement reported that at 07:40 AM, Hezbollah fighters targeted a fire control room near the Kfar Giladi military outpost with a swarm of attack drones.
Between 10:00 and 10:30 AM on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted the settlement of Misgav Am and the communications station at the Al-Aliqa barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights with rocket barrages, according to the group’s fifth and sixth statements. Between 11:45 AM and 12:10 PM on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted enemy artillery positions in the settlement of Kabri and the Naveh Ativ Israeli site in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights with swarms of attack drones, according to the group’s seventh and eighth statements.
Statement 9 reported that at 13:15 on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted the newly established enemy artillery positions in the town of Al-Bayyada with a rocket salvo.
Statement 10 reported that, at 00:15 and 10:45 AM on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted concentrations of Israeli army personnel near the Musa Abbas complex and to the east of the city of Bint Jbeil with volleys of rockets.
Statement 11 highlighted that at 16:30 on Monday, 13 April 2026, fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a Hummer vehicle in the town of Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon, as well as a logistical vehicle in the settlement of Kiryat Shmona, using two attack drones.
Statement 12 asserted that on Saturday, April 11, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters shot down an Israeli enemy army drone of the “Hermes 450 – Zik” type in the airspace of the town of Siddiqin in southern Lebanon with a surface-to-air missile. In another engagement, statement 13 reported that at 14:00 on Monday, 13 April 2026, fighters of the Islamic Resistance confronted an Israeli warplane in the airspace over Western Beqaa, using a surface-to-air missile.
According to statement 14, Hezbollah fighters launched a rocket barrage at the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona at 15:15.
Statement 15 reported that at 15:30 on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted the settlement of Misgav Am with a rocket barrage.
According to statement 16, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:45 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles south of Al-Khiam city with a rocket barrage.
According to statement 17, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:50 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 infrastructure belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Karmiel settlement with a rocket barrage.
According to statement 18, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:30 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in Al-Qaouzah town with artillery shells.
According to statement 19, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 16:20 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Kiryat Shmona and Al-Manara settlements with rocket barrages.
According to statement 20, Islamic Resistance fighters confronted at 16:00 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 an “Israeli” enemy army drone of the type Hermes 450 (Zik) in the airspace of Tyre city with a surface-to-air missile.
According to statement 21, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:20 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in Al-Bayyada and Shaama towns with rocket barrages and artillery shells.
According to statement 22, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:00 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Kiryat Shmona, Metula, Misgav Am, Kfar Giladi, Al-Malkiya, Tel Hai, and Dishon settlements with simultaneous rocket barrages.
According to statement 23, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:15 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 infrastructure belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Ma’alot-Tarshiha settlement with a rocket barrage.
According to statement 24, Islamic Resistance fighters confronted at 16:30 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 an “Israeli” enemy army drone of the type Hermes 450 (Zik) in the airspace of the Zahrani coast with a surface-to-air missile.
According to statement 25, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:30 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Nahariya settlement with a rocket barrage.
According to statement 26, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:15 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Kiryat Shmona, Metula, Misgav Am, Kfar Giladi, Al-Manara, Margaliot, Kfar Blum, Al-Malkiya, Tel Hai, Dishon, Liman, Sa’ar, and Nahariya settlements with simultaneous rocket barrages.
According to statement 27, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:25 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Shraga base (the administrative headquarters of the Golani Brigade command) north of the occupied city of Acre with a rocket barrage and a swarm of loitering drones.
According to statement 28, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:30 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Kiryat Shmona, Metula, Misgav Am, Kfar Giladi, Metula, and Yir’on settlements with simultaneous rocket barrages.
According to statement 29, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:15 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles south of Al-Khiam city with rocket barrages and artillery shell
According to statement 30, e Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:40 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 Avivim and Yir’on settlements with rocket barrages.
According to statement 31, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:40 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 enemy artillery bunkers north of Beit HaEmek settlement with a swarm of loitering drones
According to statement 32, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:40 on Tuesday 14-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in Shlomi settlement with a swarm of loitering drones.
According to statement 33, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the vicinity of the border town of Naqoura with bombs dropped from a helicopter, hitting them directly.
According to statement 34, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Metula with a rocket barrage.
Casualties Reported in Close-Range Clashes in Bint Jbeil
Meanwhile, Israeli Army Radio reported that 10 soldiers from the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers were injured overnight in direct, face-to-face combat with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon.
“The clash took place inside the town of Bint Jbeil, which is currently considered the main and central combat zone for the Israeli army in southern Lebanon. Paratrooper forces engaged the fighters at close range, and an exchange of fire erupted between both sides,” it stated.
The Zionist radio added that the ten injured soldiers—three of them in serious condition—were evacuated to the hospital. Some were urgently transported by helicopter, while others were evacuated in vehicles.