The Israeli military on Sunday struck a Hezbollah site in Lebanon, targeting rocket launchers and weapons.
Several rocket launchers in Southern Lebanon that posed an imminent threat to Israeli civilians were also neutralized, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Additionally, the IDF targeted Hezbollah military sites in the Baalbek region and multiple locations in Southern Lebanon, attacking rocket launchers and weapons depots linked to the Iranian-backed terrorist army’s activity.
The military said that Hezbollah’s continued actions violate established understandings between Jerusalem and Beirut and endanger the State of Israel and its citizens. The IDF emphasized that it remains committed to eliminating any threats to Israel.
The operation came hours before Hezbollah buried its former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh.
According to Israel’s Channel 12 News, Israeli drones were observed flying over the Lebanese capital as preparations for the funeral advanced.
Nasrallah, who led the Iranian terrorist proxy for more than three decades, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27.
The funeral took place in the afternoon at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Lebanon’s largest sports arena, with tens of thousands in attendance.
After the funeral’s conclusion, the IDF attacked additional structures “containing weapons in Southern Lebanon, where activity by the Hezbollah terrorist group was detected,” it said in a statement.
IDF strikes Hezbollah smuggling routes on Lebanon-Syria border
The IDF on Saturday night struck a Syria-Lebanon border crossing through which Hezbollah was attempting to smuggle weapons, the Israeli military said.
The IDF called these attempts a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire between Jerusalem and Beirut and vowed to “prevent any attempt by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to rebuild its forces.”
Saturday’s strike came after the Israeli Air Force overnight Thursday attacked several border crossings it said were being used by Hezbollah to smuggle in weapons. A day earlier, an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Ayta al-Shaab in Southern Lebanon killed an armed Hezbollah terrorist, according to the IDF.
That strike in turn came a day after the deadline for a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory under the U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire that went into effect on Nov. 27.
Last Monday, the IDF confirmed that troops would remain deployed at five strategic outposts in Southern Lebanon, citing the Lebanese Armed Forces’ failure to fully deploy in the area in place of Hezbollah, as required by the terms of the truce.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed to continue to act against Hezbollah “at full strength.”
“We will not allow a return to the reality of Oct. 7,” he declared, referring to the 2023 Hamas-led massacre in Israel’s south.
