After warning of imminent attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure on Monday, the IDF began striking Hezbollah and Hamas terror targets in Lebanon, the military said.
The IDF said the strikes, which were carried out north of the Litani River, stopped attempts to rebuild terrorist infrastructure in the area.
The attack comprised four strikes, and two subterranean Hezbollah structures were among the infrastructure targeted, the army said.
The initial announcement warning of the strikes, made by IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee on X/Twitter, identified locations in the towns of Kfar Hatta and Ain Al-Tinah as the targets.
Adraee said action would be taken in response to attempts by Hezbollah to reestablish its activities in the area. It did not mention that Hamas targets were among those that would be hit.
Adraee's post on X included maps of the imminent strike sites, with the target zones shaded in red.
“We urge the residents of the buildings marked in red in the attached maps and the buildings adjacent to them: You are located near buildings used by Hezbollah, and for your safety, you are required to evacuate them immediately and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 meters,” he said.
“Remaining in the area of the marked buildings puts you in danger.”
Earlier on Monday, the military confirmed that it had conducted a strike on Sunday, killing two Hezbollah terrorists in al-Jumayjimah, southern Lebanon.
The terrorists were acting to reestablish the terror group’s infrastructure in the area, which constituted a “blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the military said.
Similar strikes have been conducted in the past days, with the IDF killing a Hezbollah terrorist in al-Khiyam on Sunday, and several terror infrastructure sites, including a Radwan Force training facility and weapons storage facilities on Saturday.
IDF strikes Hamas terrorist planning imminent attack on troops in Gaza
Following the strike in Lebanon on Monday, the IDF said it had struck a Hamas terrorist in southern Gaza.
These actions constituted a "blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the military affirmed.
The terrorist was planning an imminent attack on Israeli troops in the area, according to the military.
The IDF noted that the strike, which it said was conducted in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, was carried out alongside several measures to reduce collateral damage.
“Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence,” the army said.
Later on Monday evening, the military made an additional statement on IDF activities thwarting terrorists in southern Gaza.
In the later announcement, the Israeli army stated that a terrorist crossed the Yellow Line in the area, "posing an immediate threat" to nearby troops.
Subsequently, the air force struck the suspect.
Strikes in Lebanon follow meeting in Jerusalem on regional security, Lebanon's future
The Israeli action in Lebanon comes after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis, in Jerusalem on Sunday to discuss regional security and Lebanon's future.
“I reiterated the importance of Hezbollah’s disarmament for both Israel’s security and Lebanon’s future,” Sa’ar said.
“Efforts have been made in this regard by the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces, but they are far from sufficient, among other things, in light of Hezbollah’s efforts to rearm and rebuild, with Iranian support.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called on the terror group to disarm.
Additionally, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called on the terror group to disarm.
“The weapons should be at the disposal of all Lebanese, under a decision by the Lebanese government,” he said last week.
“Contrary to rumors, no one intends to throw them into the sea or hand them over to Israel,” he added, combating rhetoric shared by the terror group’s supporters.
IDF intercepts drone smuggling weapons over Egyptian border
On Sunday night, the military intercepted a drone smuggling three rifles over the Egyptian border, the military confirmed on Monday.
Meanwhile, on Sunday night, the military intercepted a drone smuggling three rifles over the Egyptian border, the military confirmed on Monday.
Soldiers from the Paran Regional Brigade acted on surveillance and air control systems to intercept the drone, and seized the three M-16s and cartridges.
Soldier injured in accident on base in North
On Monday, a soldier was badly hurt in what the IDF called an “operational accident” at a base in the North.
“The soldier was transferred to receive medical treatment,” the army said.