The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist in the Arnoun area of Southern Lebanon.
The operative had been involved in efforts to gather intelligence on Israeli troops in the area, according to the IDF.
“The terrorist’s activity constitutes violations of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the military said, referencing the Nov. 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement that ended more than a year of war between the IDF and Hezbollah.
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel,” added the statement.
On Friday, the IDF carried out an airstrike in Southern Lebanon that killed Ammar Hayel Qutaybani, the commander of Hezbollah’s “Sinai Outpost.” The military added that a separate strike in the Tebnine area of Southern Lebanon targeted and killed a terrorist in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.
A day earlier, the IDF also struck a vessel used by Hezbollah to gather intelligence on Israeli forces off the coast of Naqoura in Southern Lebanon.
The situation in Lebanon remains volatile following the end of the truce with Beirut on Feb. 18. Hezbollah began launching missiles and drones at the Jewish state a day after the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.
Although Jerusalem has withdrawn most of its ground forces since the war ended, it still controls five strategic sites in Southern Lebanon. Israeli officials have stated that the IDF will retain these positions until the Lebanese army demonstrates it can maintain security.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said on Sept. 9 that the country’s armed forces will have fully disarmed Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon within three months.
