Israel says Iran-backed terror group was trying to restore the facility, which had been targeted before; IDF also struck Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon’s Srifa, it says
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday evening targeted infrastructure at a Hezbollah terror group “strategic weapons” manufacturing and storage site in the Beqaa Valley area, the military said.
The attack was carried out after the Israel Defense Forces noted that Hezbollah was working to restore the facility, which had been targeted in the past.
Additionally, the IDF said it struck several more Hezbollah sites in the Srifa area of southern Lebanon.
The Hezbollah activity and the presence of weapons in the targeted areas “constitute blatant violations of the understandings agreement between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF added.
A November 2024 ceasefire ended more than a year of fighting, including some two months of open war, between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group.
The fighting began on October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah started attacking Israel daily with missiles and drones, in support of Hamas.
The ceasefire allows Israel to strike immediate threats, and near-daily strikes against Hezbollah operatives and their allies have continued.
Lebanon’s president said last week that the country’s army now controls more than 85 percent 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.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
