Israel hits Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on January 30 evening, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and heavy engineering equipment, the military reported. The IDF stated that the machinery was being used by the group to restore its positions in the Mazraat al-Daoudiyeh area.

“The presence of these infrastructure sites and the engineering vehicles in the area, as well as Hezbollah’s use of them for rebuilding terror infrastructure sites in Lebanon, constitute a violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement.

The strikes followed an earlier Israeli Air Force operation targeting a Hezbollah operative in the southern Lebanese town of Seddiqine. The IDF said the individual killed in the strike had been involved in efforts to restore Hezbollah’s infrastructure.

The operations highlight ongoing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024. That deal ended more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which included Israeli airstrikes and a ground offensive that severely weakened the group. Since the ceasefire, both sides have accused each other of violations, with Israel asserting that Hezbollah has sought to rearm and regularly responding with targeted airstrikes.

The broader conflict traces back to October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began launching rockets and drones at northern Israel, one day after Hamas, another Iran-backed group, initiated a major assault on southern Israel, igniting the war in Gaza.

By Vafa Guliyeva