The Israeli Air Force on Friday launched a series of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon’s Beaufort mountain range, targeting what the military described as a significant underground command facility.
According to Israeli military officials, the operation focused on a Hezbollah site near the village of Tebnit, where at least 12 strikes were reported. The targeted complex was part of the group’s fire and defense network and included underground infrastructure that had been previously taken out of operation by Israeli forces.
Lebanese media reports a series of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/umKGqsejNO
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Strikes reported at a Hezbollah underground facility in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/oAWrLaRdbZ
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“This site is part of a significant underground project that was completely taken out of use following IDF strikes,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. “The IDF identified rehabilitation attempts made by Hezbollah beforehand and struck terror infrastructure sites in the area.”
Explosions were heard on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanese security sources said the simultaneous strikes hit a mountainous strip near the southern city of Nabatieh, where Hezbollah is believed to maintain arms depots.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least one person was killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in the strikes.
Hezbollah’ weapon depot in Lebanon was targeted by the IDF pic.twitter.com/1ZSkrR5FOH
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There was no immediate statement from Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said its fighter jets attacked an underground site used by Hezbollah for its fire and defense operations. The facility had been previously destroyed but showed signs of renewed activity in recent days, according to the IDF. “The presence of this site and the attempts to re-establish it constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF added.
Later on Friday, reports from Lebanon claimed that an Israeli drone had struck a residential building, causing civilian injuries. In response, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee rejected the claim in a post on X, saying: “the reported damage to the building was caused by a rocket projectile that was inside the [Hezbollah] site, launched, and exploded as a result of the [Israeli] airstrike.”
לאחר תקיפות צה״ל הבוקר על אתר ששימש לניהול מערך האש וההגנה של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בדרום לבנון, התקבלו דיווחים כי נפגע מבנה אזרחי במרחב נבטייה.
מבדיקה עלה כי כתוצאה מהתקיפה, זוהו פיצוצי משנה וכן יציאת רקטה של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שהוחזקה באתר ופגעה במבנה אזרחי.ארגון הטרור… pic.twitter.com/xUqkeA0Ccf
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He accused Hezbollah of “continuing to store its aggressive rockets near residential buildings and Lebanese civilians, thereby putting them at risk.”
The IDF said the facility was linked to Hezbollah’s broader effort to restore military infrastructure in violation of a recently brokered ceasefire agreement. “The IDF will not allow attempts made by Hezbollah to operate at the site and will continue to operate to eliminate any threat against the State of Israel,” the military stated.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli strikes, accusing Israel of violating the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. “Israel is continually violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal by keeping up strikes on Lebanon,” Aoun said.
The agreement stipulates that southern Lebanon must remain free of non-state armed groups, that Israeli forces must withdraw from Lebanese territory, and that all cross-border fire must cease. However, Lebanese officials say Israeli troops continue to occupy at least five positions inside southern Lebanon, and airstrikes targeting individuals affiliated with Hezbollah have persisted.
