The IDF early on Thursday morning carried out intelligence-based airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure, including a weapons storage facility and an underground site, in southern Lebanon, the military announced.
According to the IDF, the sites were positioned near civilian areas.
"These terror infrastructure sites were located near the civilian population, serving as yet another example of Hezbollah’s cynical use of Lebanese civilians as human shields for its operations conducted from within civilian areas, " the military stated.
A violation of understandings between Israel and Lebanon
In additional strikes on Thursday morning, the IDF said it targeted another Hezbollah position in southern Lebanon and accused the group of continuing to rebuild its infrastructure across Lebanon in violation of the understandings between the countries.
In video footage of the strikes provided by the military, the IDF noted secondary explosions at one location after the initial attack. Secondary explosions indicate that the Israeli strike caused additional explosive materials already at the site to detonate.
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat and defend the State of Israel,” the IDF stated.
IDF unveils Hezbollah’s reconstruction map
Earlier, on Tuesday, the IDF had revealed that its Intelligence Directorate had mapped Hezbollah’s operations in southern Lebanon, identifying Nabatiya as a key hub for rearming and reconstruction.
Six recent strikes in the area targeted Hezbollah's upper command and logistics infrastructure. Similar operations near Tyre reportedly damaged Hezbollah’s nerve center for rebuilding its terror network, including underground systems and bunkers.
The military has nevertheless expressed concern that the widespread presence of terrorists and the lack of opposition from the Shia-majority population may be enabling Hezbollah to resume its activities despite ongoing IDF operations.
Amir Bohbot contributed to this article.