Israel Hits Hezbollah-Affiliated Sites in Southern Lebanon With 14 Airstrikes
Israel confirmed on Thursday that its fighter jets carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, marking one of the most intense escalations since a US-brokered ceasefire was reached last November.
According to the IDF, the strikes hit a Hezbollah facility near the historic Beaufort Castle in the Nabatieh area. The site, the military said, was used to coordinate rocket fire and manage defensive operations. The IDF said it struck multiple targets at the facility, including “terrorists, weapons, and tunnel shafts.”
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“This site is part of a significant underground project that, due to IDF strikes, has been rendered inoperable,” the army said in a statement.
Two Lebanese security sources told Reuters the operation included 14 separate strikes, one of the most extensive bombardments since the November ceasefire agreement. That deal required Hezbollah to withdraw fighters and weapons from southern Lebanon and aimed to restore calm to the border area.
Thursday’s strikes follow a similar operation in April, when Israel targeted a building in southern Beirut it said was being used to store precision missiles by Hezbollah.
There was no immediate response from Hezbollah.
