Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance in Lebanon launched on Tuesday a meticulously coordinated wave of strikes across the occupied territories under the codename “Operation Eaten Straw,” demonstrating unprecedented precision and operational intensity. The attacks targeted Israeli military and strategic sites in response to aggression against Lebanese cities, including Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh.
The group’s military media issued consecutive statements detailing the attacks and their outcomes.
The group’s first two statements said that after warning several settlements in northern occupied Palestine, Hezbollah fighters hit the settlements of Metula twice and Kfar Yuval once with rocket barrages between 1:00 AM and 2:20 AM on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
“Between 7:00 and 7:45 AM, Hezbollah fighters precisely targeted an Israeli occupation army force east of the Khiam detention center with appropriate weapons as well as the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a rocket barrage,” statements three and four read.
Between 8:00 and 9:40 AM, the group stated that, following its earlier warning to several settlements in northern occupied Palestine, Hezbollah fighters targeted Kiryat Shmona for the second time and Metula for the third time, as well as Shlomi and Even Menachem, according to statements 5 to 8.
Statement 9 reported that at 10:00 AM, Hezbollah fighters targeted two hostile Israeli helicopters in the skies above the town of Al-Bayada with surface-to-air missiles and forced them to retreat.
Statements 10 and 11 reported that Hezbollah fighters struck two Merkava tanks in the Taybeh project with two attack drones and targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Markaba with a rocket barrage between 9:00 and 9:15 AM on Tuesday.
Statements 12 and 13 reported that Hezbollah fighters targeted the settlement of Netu’a with a rocket barrage at 9:00 AM and struck a gathering of Israeli vehicles and soldiers at Fatima Gate on the Lebanese-Palestinian border with another rocket barrage at 10:00 AM the same day.
Statements 14 to 16 reported that Hezbollah fighters targeted Shlomi for the second time and Shomera with rocket barrages at 10:00 AM and struck Metula for the fourth time with another rocket barrage at 10:30 AM the same day.
“At 10:35 on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted infrastructure belonging to the Israeli occupation army in the settlement of Karmiel with a rocket barrage,” statement 17 read.
Statement 18 reported that at 09:15 Hezbollah fighters confronted an Israeli warplane in the skies of the South with a surface-to-air missile.
Video shows #Hezbollah targeting the Kiryat Shmona #Israeli settlement in northern occupied #Palestine with a rocket barrage on April 1, 2026.#Lebanon pic.twitter.com/a35I57DoT5
— Al-Manar English (@manarenglish) April 7, 2026
According to statements 19 and 20, between 11:00 and 11:15 AM on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters shelled a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the town of Taybeh and struck a Merkava tank in the town of Bayyada with an attack drone, achieving a direct hit.
Statements 21 and 22 reported that Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in Taybeh with a rocket barrage at 11:30 AM and struck similar gatherings in Rashaf and Beit Leef with rocket barrages at 11:55 AM the same day.
Statement 23 stated that, after spotting an Israeli occupation army force inside a house in the town of Al-Bayyada, Hezbollah fighters targeted it with a guided missile at 11:35 AM, achieving confirmed hits.
Statement 24 reported that Hezbollah fighters targeted the Israeli settlement of Nahariya with a rocket barrage at 12:10 PM.
Statement 25 reported that at 6:30 AM, Hezbollah fighters intercepted an Israeli warplane over western Bekaa with a surface-to-air missile.
Statement 26 reported that, in defense of Lebanon and its people, Hezbollah fighters have been engaged since noon on Tuesday in fierce clashes with an Israeli army force on the eastern outskirts of Bint Jbeil, using light and medium weapons while simultaneously targeting it with rockets and artillery, including a direct missile strike that hit a Merkava tank, with the clashes still ongoing at the time the statement was issued around 15:30.
Statement 27 reported that, concurrent with the heroic clashes on the eastern outskirts of Bint Jbeil, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Israeli force gatherings in the town of Maroun Al-Ras, around the Moussa Abbas complex and the Tahrir Triangle in Bint Jbeil, and in Friz Hill and Ghadmatha in Ainata with volleys of rockets and artillery shells.
“At 14:50 on Tuesday, Hezbollah fighters targeted gatherings of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army in the towns of Rshaf and Beit Lif with rocket barrages,” statement 28 read.
Statements 29 and 30 reported that, between 12:50 PM and 1:00 PM Hezbollah fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli vehicles and soldiers in the Taybeh project with rocket barrages and artillery shells and struck a Namera armored vehicle there with a drone, achieving a direct hit.
Video shows #Hezbollah targeting of #Israeli military infrastructure in the Krayot area, north of the occupied city of #Haifa, with high-quality missiles on March 31, 2026 pic.twitter.com/uLOnYueu6q
— Al-Manar English (@manarenglish) April 7, 2026
Statements 31 and 32 reported that Hezbollah targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Khiam detention center with a rocket barrage at 12:30 PM and struck again another gathering in a house near the Taybeh project with an attack drone at 1:10 PM, achieving a direct hit.
Statement 33 reported that, following a warning issued to several settlements in northern occupied Palestine, Hezbollah fighters targeted multiple settlements with rocket barrages starting at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, including Kiryat Shmona at 12:10 PM, Avivim at 2:45 PM, Yir’on at 2:50 PM, Zar’it at 3:20 PM, Kiryat Shmona again at 3:30 PM, Beit Hillel at 3:30 PM, and Zar’it again at 3:50 PM.
“At 14:30 and 15:50 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Hezbollah fighters targeted gatherings of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Metula site with rocket barrages,” statement 34 read.
Statement 35 reported that Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Misgav Am site with a rocket barrage at 1:30 PM.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 14:45 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers inside a house in Taybeh town with a loitering drone and a rocket barrage, according to statement 36.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 13:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 infrastructure belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in occupied Safed city and Rosh Pina settlement with rocket barrages, according to statement 37.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 13:20 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 infrastructure belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in occupied Acre city with a rocket barrage, according to statement 38.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched at 13:20 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 an aerial attack using swarms of loitering drones targeting gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers at the Metula site and Yiftah barracks, according to statement 39.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:50 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in Taybeh town with a rocket barrage, according to statement 40.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 15:30 on Tuesday, 07-04-2026, the Yoav barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan with a swarm of loitering drones, according to statement 41.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 14:00 on Tuesday, 07-04-2026, a Merkava tank on the eastern outskirts of the city of Bint Jbeil for the second time with a direct missile strike, achieving a confirmed hit, according to statement 42.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a Merkava tank on the eastern outskirts of Bint Jbeil city for the third time with a direct missile, achieving a confirmed hit, according to statement 43.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 22:30 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in Ainatha town with a barrage of qualitative rockets, according to statement 44.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:40 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in Yiftah barracks for the second time with a rocket barrage, according to statement 45.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the settlements of Kiryat Shmona and Beit Hillel with swarms of loitering drones and rocket barrages, according to statement 46.
n defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in Ramot Naftali barracks with a rocket barrage, according to statement 47.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the framework of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:10 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 the settlement of Avivim for the second time with a rocket barrage, according to statement 48.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the framework of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:10 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 the settlement of Avivim for the second time with a rocket barrage, according to statement 49.
According to statement 50, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Tuesday 07-04-2026 gatherings of the “Israeli” enemy army as follows:
– 09:00 – Dishon artillery bukerwith a rocket barrage.
– 10:00 – Vicinity of Markaba School with artillery shells.
– 10:00 – In the town of Alma Al-Shaab with a rocket barrage.
– 10:00 – Al-Sadh artillery bunker with a rocket barrage.
– 10:00 – Al-Odaisseh artillery bunker with a rocket barrage.
– 11:00 – East of the town of Markaba with a rocket barrage.
– 13:00 – Jdeidet Mays Al-Jabal with artillery shells.
– 16:00 – Al-Adaisseh artillery bunker with artillery shells.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in conjunction with the heroic clashes on the eastern outskirts of the city of Bint Jbeil, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted between 12:00 and 19:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 gatherings of “Israeli” enemy army vehicles and soldiers in the town of Maroun al-Ras; the vicinity of the Moussa Abbas Complex, Tahrir Triangle, and the Vocational School in the city of Bint Jbeil; the hills of Friz and Ghadmatha; and the Sidr area in the town of Ainatha, with more than 25 rocket barrages and artillery shelling, according to statement 50.
According to statement 51, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Tuesday 07-04-2026 gatherings of the “Israeli” enemy army as follows:
– 13:45 – Odaisseh–Taybeh road with a rocket barrage.
– 14:00 – Vicinity of Taybeh town square with a rocket barrage.
– 16:15 – Newly established position opposite the town of Markaba with a rocket barrage.
– 16:50 – Ain Ebel antenna site with a rocket barrage.
– 15:00 – The settlement of Katzrin with a rocket barrage.
– 17:00 – The settlement of Al-Malkiya with a rocket barrage.
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted between 13:00 and 19:00 on Tuesday 07-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in the towns of Al-Bayyadah and Shamaa with more than 12 rocket barrages, according to statement 53.
Video shows #Hezbollah fighters targeting the Ze’ev base belonging to the #Israeli occupation army in the occupied city of #Haifa with a barrage of high-quality missiles on March 26, 2026 pic.twitter.com/17OWhqeKmO
— Al-Manar English (@manarenglish) April 7, 2026
Source: Al-Manar Website