Israeli Army Fails To Capture Lebanon’s Al-Khiam Town

An extensive strike by the Israeli regime’s army to occupy al-Khiam town in southeastern Lebanon ended up in a failure.

According to local media reports in Lebanon, following five days of confrontations and attempts to enter al-Khiam, the Israeli regime’s army retreated from this front and halted its assaults on this important town.

The conflicts in the al-Khiam front, like other fronts in southern Lebanon, were accompanied by air and artillery strikes from the Tel Aviv regime’s military. However, the geographical position of this region and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah’s determination to defend it forced the Israeli military forces to temporarily cease their assault on the town.

Prior to halting the military operations against al-Khiam, the Israeli forces conducted air bombardments and fired incendiary phosphorus bombs towards the central and southern areas of al-Khiam.

Al-Khiam town overlooks the surrounding lands and is well-positioned to repel ground assaults. By deploying anti-tank missiles and rockets in this area and other heights, Hezbollah can easily monitor the Israeli army’s ground movements in the open lands on both sides of al-Khiam and carry out attacks on them in locations such as Sarda Farms, Al-Amara, northern Kfarkala, and other areas.

Perhaps the main reason for this retreat is this very issue, as Israeli commanders might have decided to withdraw from al-Khiam to protect their tanks and bulldozers from Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles and to prevent heavy troops casualties. Indeed, the Lebanese resistance movement’s strikes in recent days have inflicted significant losses on the Israeli regime’s army.

The Tel Aviv regime also failed to dominate al-Khiam town during the 33-day war, but today’s conflict is much heavier and more complex than those days. To capture al-Khiam, the occupying regime must first take the eastern, western, and northern villages and heights surrounding the town, which is very difficult due to the readiness of Hezbollah’s fearless fighters.