The southern front erupted in the evening as Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of the villages of Yarin, Al-Jabeen, Tayr Harfa, Marougin, and Al-Dahayra with numerous incendiary shells and 155mm and 120mm projectiles, causing fires in the woodlands amidst the flight of reconnaissance planes over the western sector villages. Prior to that, Israeli aircraft launched several airstrikes targeting sites between the towns of Yatar and Al-Zabqin in southern Lebanon. Reports indicated Israeli artillery shelling from the site of Rweisat Al-Alam aimed at the Hammase area and the Mixture of Al-Khayam in southern Lebanon, as well as in the Wadi Hounin, alongside the launch of illuminating bombs over Khallat Hounin. An Israeli drone also fired a missile at Mount Al-Sadana on the outskirts of the town of Al-Habariya.
In addition, Israeli media reported that sirens sounded in Avivim and Bar’am in the Upper Galilee, fearing the infiltration of drones from Lebanon, while the Israeli army requested that residents of three border towns take shelter. They also reported the activation of air defenses after detecting a drone over the Upper Galilee that had penetrated the airspace from Lebanon. Al-Arabiya indicated the infiltration of drones into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon. Rocket fire from Lebanon targeting Israeli settlements was also recorded while the Israeli army fired illuminating bombs around Kafr Kila. The National Agency reported that hostile warplanes conducted an airstrike targeting the area between Tayr Harfa and Al-Jabeen. It later reported that occupation forces launched a shell towards the agricultural vineyards in Al-Wazzani.
A reconnaissance plane "MK" had flown in the afternoon over the western and central sectors, especially over the area of Al-Nakour, passing through the villages of Al-Dahayra, Yarin, Marouhin, Ramiya, Aita Ash-Shab, reaching Bint Jbeil, Maroun al-Ras, and Yaron. These villages had seen intermittent Israeli shelling. A representative from the National Agency, after entering the town of Yatar, reported significant damage to the home targeted by an Israeli airstrike last night, where 23 people, mostly of Syrian nationality, survived. This was preceded by Israeli artillery firing three shells on the oak woodlands in the area between Bleta, Mazraat Halta, and Al-Salamiyah in the Hasbaya district. The outskirts of Al-Nakour and the Al-Libuna area were subjected to Israeli shelling.
Moreover, three rockets fell in Zrarit and Shatoula, with Israeli artillery shelling also targeting the outskirts of the town of Rmeish. Reports indicated that a house in the center of the town of Houla was hit by two projectiles, while another projectile fell in the middle of the town without detonating, with additional shells landing by the playground; no injuries were reported, but fires broke out. Later, it was reported that the Lebanese army detonated the missile that was launched by the Israeli enemy from a drone on the town of Houla near the municipal playground and homes, which had not exploded. Artillery shells and illuminating bombs fell on the outskirts of the town of Rashaya Al-Fokhar - Al-Arqoub and on the woodlands of Halta and Kfarshouba amidst the flight of Israeli reconnaissance aircraft. The towns of Mays Al-Jabal and Bleta came under heavy enemy bombardment, as Israel shelled the outskirts of the town of Aita Ash-Shab with phosphorus shells. Illuminating bombs were also released over Kfarshouba aimed at burning agricultural lands, and Halta and Bastra were shelled.
For its part, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli infantry unit in the vicinity of the Shumera base "with appropriate weapons, causing confirmed injuries." The Islamic Resistance stated in a statement: In response to the sinful Israeli aggression that targeted an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Scout Messenger, fighters of the Islamic Resistance attacked at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, with direct weapons against an Israeli infantry unit near the Dovif barracks, causing confirmed casualties among the dead and wounded. The Israeli military spokesperson announced "the injury of two soldiers during an anti-tank missile launch in the Dovif area near the border with Lebanon." Hezbollah also announced that it targeted the Biad Bleda site with appropriate weapons. Reports also indicated that the vicinity of the Israeli site of Jurdah was subjected to direct fire from Lebanon. Meanwhile, the outskirts of the town of Alma Al-Shab Western and the outskirts of Al-Dahayra were bombarded with artillery fire from Israeli occupation sites on the border.
