By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Israeli military said on Thursday that it has completed “targeted operations” in southern Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure sites and weapons depots.
There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, media reported.
According to a statement from the Israeli military that in one of the raids, the Israeli troops located and “dismantled” a compound contained weapons depots and firing positions belongs to Hezbollah.
In another raid, soldiers located weapons hidden in thicketed terrain in the Labbouneh area, including a multi-barrel launcher, a heavy machine gun, and dozens of explosive devices. The underground weapons storage was also located and destroyed, it added.
The military said the raids were carried out to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing itself in the area.
Despite a ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024, ended 14 months of cross-border fighting, Israel has continued occasional strikes in Lebanon, media reported.
Israel has continued to carry out strikes on what it says are Hezbollah arms depots and fighters, mostly in southern Lebanon.
Israeli strikes have also targeted homes, municipal employees and civilian infrastructure.
IDF had said that its fighter jets struck Hezbollah military sites in southern Lebanon.
The statement added that the targets included rocket and missile launchers, and weapons storage facilities in the area.
The IDF claimed that Hezbollah attempted to re-establish its activity in these sites.
“The presence of weapons and Hezbollah’s activity constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the statement read.
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat posed to Israel.”
The IDF killed Mohammad Khader Al-Husseini, commander of the Hezbollah firepower array in the Litani sector, in southern Lebanon.
Israeli military continued to carry out occasional strikes in Lebanon, claimed they are intended to neutralize Hezbollah “threats,” despite the agreement.
IDF had remained deployed to 5 strategic posts inside southern Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire have been frequent, but IDF ground operations beyond the areas of the five posts have been much rarer.
