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IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist, assets in Southern Lebanon

The targets included rocket launchers and weapons storage facilities that posed a threat to Israel.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off for a mission. Credit: IAF.
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off for a mission. Credit: IAF.

The Israeli Air Force on Saturday attacked a Hezbollah operative who was engaged in reestablishing terrorist infrastructure and activities in Southern Lebanon.

And on Friday night, the IAF carried out intelligence-based strikes on Hezbollah terrorist assets in Southern Lebanon.

The targets included rocket launchers and weapons storage facilities that “posed a threat to the State of Israel and constituted a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF said.

The military “will prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to reestablish and rebuild itself,” the statement added.

On Wednesday, an Israeli Air Force craft attacked Hezbollah terrorists in the Naqoura area of southwestern Lebanon. The strike was launched after “several suspects were identified loading weapons onto vehicles,” the military said.

A day earlier, an Israeli attack in the nearby Tyre region of Lebanon killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan terrorist force. Khader Hashem led the Iran-backed organization’s naval branch and plotted attacks “even during the ceasefire” that went into effect between Jerusalem and Beirut on Nov. 27, the IDF said.

The truce has largely held, with the IDF retaining positions at five border outposts. The decision to keep Israeli troops in Lebanon was prompted by Hezbollah’s refusal to withdraw north of the Litani River and the Lebanese Armed Forces’ failure to deploy south, as required by the agreement.

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