Israel confirms strikes on Hezbollah site in Lebanon, cites violation of border agreements VIDEO

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it described as key Hezbollah infrastructure.

According to an official statement, the strikes were launched by Israeli fighter jets and focused on a facility located near the historic Beaufort Castle, Caliber.Az reports via Israeli media.

The IDF stated that the site was being used by Hezbollah “to manage rocket fire and defences,” and included “terrorists, weapons, and tunnel shafts.”

“This site is part of a significant underground project that, due to IDF strikes, has been rendered inoperable” the army said, emphasizing the strategic impact of the operation.

The military further noted that the facility’s operations and the activities conducted within it “constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” alluding to long-standing agreements and UN-brokered arrangements aimed at preventing cross-border hostilities.

According to a statement from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the Israeli airstrikes resulted in one fatality and eight injuries.

In a press release, the Israel Defense Forces reiterated the strategic justification for the operation, stating: “The very existence of such a facility is a blatant violation of the agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF will continue to act to prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to recover and rebuild.”

The strikes come amid heightened tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border, where repeated exchanges of fire have raised concerns about further escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. The IDF did not report any Israeli casualties in the course of the operation.

A November 2024 ceasefire ended more than a year of fighting, including some two months of open war, between Israel and Hezbollah. The fighting began on October 8, 2023, when the Iran-backed terror group started attacking Israel daily with missiles and drones, in support of Hamas.

The ceasefire allows Israel to strike immediate threats, and Israeli forces have carried out near-daily strikes against Hezbollah operatives and their allies. More than 140 Hezbollah operatives have been killed since the start of the ceasefire, according to the military.

Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun said last week that the country’s army now controls more than 85 per cent of the country’s south, from which Hezbollah was obligated to withdraw under the ceasefire, though there has been no outside confirmation of the claim.

Israel was also obligated to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon. It has pulled out from all but five strategic posts.

By Vafa Guliyeva