Saturday, 21/03/2026   
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Hezbollah Fighters Fiercely Clash with Occupation Forces in Khiam and Naqoura, Destroying Merkava

As the third week of the Zionist war on Lebanon nears end, the Israeli occupation forces are still unable to achieve a remarkable progress in South Lebanon due to the firm resistance. On Saturday, March 21, the Islamic Resistance fighters fiercely clashed with enemy troops in in the two towns of Khiam and Naqoura, South Lebanon.

Hezbollah Military Media issued a long series of statements that detailed the Resistance operations and their outcomes.

In defense of Lebanon and its people, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the Filon base south of Rosh Pina with a rocket barrage at 02:05 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, according to statement 1.

At 10:45 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the vicinity of the Khiam detention center with a rocket salvo, according to statement 2.

At 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters clashed with an Israeli force that attempted to infiltrate from the Tabasin area towards the municipality building in the town of Naqoura, using light and medium weapons and achieving direct hits, according to statement 3.

At 02:30 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles at the Marj site opposite the border town of Markaba with a rocket barrage, according to statement 4.

At 06:20 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in Khallat al-Aqsa, on the outskirts of the border town of al-Adisa, with a sophisticated missile, according to statement 5.

At 06:30 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Taybeh project with a qualitative missile, according to statement 6.

Since 10:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters have been engaged in direct clashes with the Israeli enemy army forces in the city of Khiam, using light and medium weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. The clashes are still ongoing at the time of this statement, according to statement 7.

At 12:20 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers at the Calf Hill site, north of the Kfar Yuval settlement, with a rocket barrage, according to statement 8.

At 12:20 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the settlement of Metula with a rocket barrage, according to statement 9.

At 12:15 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Taybeh project with a rocket barrage, according to statement 10.

At 12:45 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles in the eastern neighborhood of the city of Khiam with a rocket salvo, according to statement 11.

At 01:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the newly established site in Nimr al-Jamal, opposite the border town of Alma al-Shaab, with a drone attack and achieved direct hits, according to statement 12.

At 01:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers at the newly established Balat site in southern Lebanon with a drone strike, achieving direct hits, according to statement 13.

The clashes waged by the Islamic Resistance fighters in the city of Khiam have continued since 10:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in the Al-Jalahiya neighborhood and the eastern part of the city, using light and medium weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, according to statement 14.

At 13:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers east of the town of Naqoura with rocket barrages and artillery shells, according to statement 15.

At 13:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Golani Junction base west of Lake Tiberias with a rocket barrage, according to statement 16.

At 13:30 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the headquarters of the Northern Command of the Israeli enemy army (Dado base) north of the occupied city of Safed with a rocket salvo, according to statement 17.

At 12:15 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Naftali base west of Lake Tiberias with a rocket barrage, according to statement 18.

At 2:15 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the vicinity of Naqoura with a guided missile, scoring a direct hit. The enemy is currently attempting to recover the tank under a thick smoke screen, according to statement 19.

At 14:45 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the headquarters of the Northern Command of the Israeli enemy army (Dado base) north of the occupied city of Safed for the second time with a barrage of rockets, according to statement 20.

At 14:30 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a squadron of attack drones, according to statement 21.

At 14:30 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Marj site opposite the border town of Markaba with a rocket barrage, according to statement 22.

At 16:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the city of Khiam with a barrage of high-quality missiles, according to statement 23.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 15:15 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a rocket barrage, according to statement 24.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 2:30 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Avivim settlement with a rocket barrage, according to statement 25.

At 15:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Hadabat Al-Ejel (Calf Hill) site, north of the Kfar Yuval settlement, for the second time with a rocket salvo, according to statement 26.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 17:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Nahariya settlement with a rocket barrage, according to statement 27.

At 18:00 on Saturday, 21/03/2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the air defense system in Ma’alot-Tarshiha with a missile salvo, according to statement 28.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 18:00 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Shomera barracks with a rocket barrage, according to statement 29.

At 16:05 on Saturday, 21/03/2026, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted the Ze’ev Air Defense Base in the occupied city of Haifa with a squadron of attack drones, according to statement 30.

At 18:00 on Saturday, 21/03/2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the town of Khiam with a guided missile and hit it directly, according to statement 31.

As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 17:20 on Saturday, March 21, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Avivim settlement with a rocket barrage, according to statement 32.

At 17:20 on Saturday, 21/03/2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army in the Al-Maasara neighborhood of the border town of Maroun Al-Ras with artillery shells, according to statement 33.

At 16:05 on Saturday, 21/03/2026, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance targeted the Ze’ev Air Defense Base in the occupied city of Haifa with a squadron of attack drones, according to statement 30.

Source: Al-Manar English Website