The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah targets in several areas of Southern Lebanon in response to an explosive drone launched at IDF soldiers in the security zone overnight, the military said on Sunday morning.
No injuries were reported in the drone attack.
The targets struck by the IDF included sites the Iranian-backed terrorist group used to launch explosive drones and anti-tank missiles at IDF troops.
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove immediate threats,” the military said.
“Any use of force” from Lebanese territory against Israeli civilians or soldiers will be met with a “decisive response,” the statement warned.
“The IDF remains committed to the agreement between Israel and Lebanon,” it added.
On Saturday, the IDF carried out a strike on a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the Sejoud area of Southern Lebanon, the military said.
The weapons stored in the facility, located in a mountain village some 7.6 miles north of Beaufort Castle, were used to target IDF soldiers operating in the security zone, the IDF said.
Israeli forces remain deployed in the security zone that runs a few miles north of the Lebanese border from the Mediterranean Sea to the Mount Hermon area, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese government.
Jerusalem and Beirut signed a U.S.-brokered framework agreement on June 26, aimed at disarming nongovernmental armed forces across Lebanon, as a path toward lasting peace between the two nations. Ongoing talks have focused on the technical steps to achieve this purpose, with pilot zones designated for deployment of the Lebanese army, to test its capacity to battle Hezbollah and dismantle terrorist infrastructure.
Last week, two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded when their engineering vehicle drove over an explosive device belonging to Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon.
The soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment, and their families were notified.
In response, the IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas of Southern Lebanon, including observation posts and other sites used by the Iranian-backed terrorist group to plan and carry out attacks on Israeli soldiers.
