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Hezbollah Maintains Relentless Fire on Israeli Targets Despite Claimed Air Superiority by Enemy

Screen capture of a video released by Hezbollah Military Media showing a missile strike on Israeli airbase of Palmachim (March 2026).

A rapid succession of some thirty operations announced so far by Hezbollah on Friday underscored the group’s sustained firepower and operational tempo, challenging Israeli claims of air superiority as rockets, drones, and guided weapons struck multiple targets across the border with occupied Palestine and the northern Palestinian territories.

Hezbollah’s Military Media announced 31 operations so far on Friday, “in defense of Lebanon and it’s people,” as said in the statements.

The operations demonstrated Hezbollah’s ability to maintain heavy and diversified firepower despite ongoing Israeli aggression, striking targets including Israeli settlements, military installations and gatherings in nortehrn occupied Palestine and along the frontier.

The first statement issued by Hezbollah Militray Media said that Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Shlomi settlement with a rocket barrage at 01:40 on Friday.

The second statement said fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a salvo of rockets at 09:00.

At 09:30 on Friday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Israeli settlement of Yiftah with a barrage of rockets, the second statement read.

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Hezbollah resistance fighter in an image released by the group’s Military Media.

At 12:15 on Friday, resistance fighters fired a salvo of rockets targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Lebanese border city of Khiam, according to the third statement.

Later at 12:35, the resistance fighters targeted Shomera settlement with a barrage of rockets, the fourth statement read.

The fifth statement announced that the resistance fighters pounded the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a salvo of rockets at 09:00 on Friday.

The Hezbollah Military Media announced drone strikes employing kamikaze UAVs on Ya’ra and Mattat settlements at 11:00 and 12:00 on Friday, according to the sixth and seventh statements.

Later at 12:20 on Friday, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters fired salvo of rockets targeting the settlement of Ramot Naftali, the eighth statement read.

The ninth statement announced a rocket strike on Hanita settlement at 10:00 on Friday.

At 13:00 on Friday, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Biranit Barracks and Netu’a settlement with barrages of rockets, according to the tenth and eleventh statements.

The twelfth statement announced another rocket attack on the Israeli settlement, this time targeting the Israeli settlement of Zar’it at 12:00 on Friday.

At 13:45, Islamic resistance fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava in Baydar Al-Faq’ani in the Lebanese border town of Taybe with a guided missile, the thirteenth statement read, adding that a direct hit was achieved.

The Israeli settlement of Yir’on was targeted with a barrage of rockets at 12:50 on Friday, according to the fourteenth statement.

The Islamic Resistance fighters then fired artillery shells targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in Taybe Project area at 13:00 on Friday, the fifteenth statement read.

At 14:30 and 14:10, Hezbollah resistance fighters fired barrages of rockets targeting the Israeli settlements of Shlomi and Avivim, according to the sixteenth and seventeenth statement.

The newly established Israeli site of Jabal Al-Bat in the Lebanese border town of Aytaroun was targeted with a salvo of rockets at 14:10 on Friday, the eighteenth statement read.

At 14:20, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the Aytaroun forest with a rocket barrage, according to the nineteenth statement.

Later at 15:00 on Friday, the Israeli barracks of Kfar Giladi was targeted with a salvo of rockets, the twentieth statement announced.

The twenty-first statement said that the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy army position on Jabal Wardeh in the border town of Markaba with appropriate weapons at 12:30 on Friday.

At 15:00, the Islamic Resistance fighters staged a drone strike targeting the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona, the twenty-second statement read.

At 15:30 on Friday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Tifn base east of the occupied city of Acre with a squadron of attack drones, according to the twenty-third statement.

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Drones deployed by hezbollah fighters against Israeli targets (March 2026 / image released by the group’s Military Media).

Later at15:40, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gatherings of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the southern outskirts of Alma Al-Shaab and Dhaira Lebanese border towns with barrages of rockets, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth statements read.

Israeli gatherings in Ayta Al-Shaab’s Khallet Warde area, eastern outskirts of Markaba, and the southern outskirts of Markaba with barrages of rockets and artillery fire, according to the twenty-sixth, twenty seventh and twenty-eighth statements.

At 15:20 and 16:25, Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona was targeted for third and fourth time on Friday with barrages of rockets, the twenty-ninth and thirtieth statements read.

The thirty-first statement announced a rocket attack targeting the Israeli base of Filon (Pilon) south of Rosh Pina at 15:15 on Friday.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 17:00 on Friday, 20/03/2026, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona for the fifth time with a rocket barrage, according to statement 32.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 17:30 on Friday, 20/03/2026, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted the settlement of Nahariya with a rocket barrage, according to statement 33.

At 14:00 on Friday, 20/03/2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers south of the border town of Maroun al-Ras with a squadron of attack drones, according to statement 34.

At 08:00 on Friday, 20/03/2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the newly established site in Jabal al-Bat in the border town of Aitaroun with a combat glider, according to statement 35.

After spotting an Israeli enemy army force attempting to infiltrate the Randa area between the border towns of Alma al-Shaab and Dhahira, Islamic Resistance fighters engaged them at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 20, 2026, using light and medium weapons, according to statement 36.

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters shot down an Israeli glider over the town of Baraashit town using appropriate weapons, according to statement 37.

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers south of the border town of Maroun Al-Ras with a squadron of attack drones, according to statement 38.

At 18:00 on Friday, March 20, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Mahafa Alon base, southwest of the occupied city of Safed, with a rocket salvo, according to statement 39.

At 12:00 on Friday, March 20, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Eilat base northeast of the occupied city of Safed with a missile salvo, according to statement 40.

At 05:22 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Marj site off the border town of Markaba with a rocket barrage, according to statement 41.

At 22:05 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the Dhahr Al-Tayara area between the border towns of Markaba and Rab al-Thalathin with a rocket barrage, according to statement 42.

At 05:22 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in Khallat al-Mahafer, in the outskirts of the border town of al-Adaisseh, with a rocket barrage, according to statement 43.

At 21:30 on Friday, March 20, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in Khallat al-Aqsa, outside the border town of al-Adaisseh, with a rocket salvo, according to statement 44.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement for the sixth time with a rocket salvo at 22:30 on Friday, March 20, 2026, according to statement 45.

At 22:00 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the naval radar at the Ras al-Naqoura naval site with a combat drone and achieved a direct hit, according to statement 46.

At 22:00 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in Mount Wardeh in the border town of Markaba with a rocket barrage, according to statement 47.

At 22:35 on Friday, 20/03/2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in Mount Wardeh in the border town of Markaba with a rocket barrage, according to statement 48.

At 22:50 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in Mount Wardeh in the border town of Markaba with a rocket salvo, according to statement 49.

At 22:35 on Friday, 20/03/2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the Taybeh project with a rocket barrage, according to statement 50.

At 22:20 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the park of the border town of Maroun al-Ras with a rocket barrage, according to statement 51.

At 22:20 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles at the Marj site off the border town of Markaba with a large barrage of rocket, according to statement 52.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 23:15 on Friday, 20/03/2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement for the seventh time with a rocket barrage, according to statement 53.

At 23:00 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles at the Marj site off the border town of Markaba with a large barrage of rockets, according to statement 54.

At 23:30 on Friday, March 20, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in Khallat al-Aaksa, in the outskirts of the border town of al-Adaisseh, with a rocket barrage, according to statement 55.

Meanwhile on Friday, Hezbollah Military Media released a video showing a rocket attack by the Lebanese resistance group on the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona on Thursday.

Source: Al-Manar English Website