Southern Lebanon

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IDF nighttime operation in Lebanon

Forces from the 769th Brigade overnight in southern Lebanon, destroying Hezbollah infrastructure and weapons.

IDF exposes Hezbollah's modus operandi

IDF says Hezbollah terrorists took control of civilian areas, facilitated the transfer of weapons and operatives, and embedded terrorist infrastructure in the heart of the civilian population.

Hezbollah liaison officer eliminated after arms smuggling scheme

The IDF said it eliminated Hezbollah liaison officer Abu Ali Salameh in southern Lebanon, citing his role in embedding terror infrastructure in civilian areas and obstructing enforcement actions.

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IDF: Mission completed in southern Lebanon

The IDF has published documentation of the operation carried out by the Multi-Dimensional Unit against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon over the past two months.

Two waves of strikes

IDF puts crosshairs on Hezbollah weapons infrastructure

Military targets underground storage facilities and weapons shafts, citing violations of Israel-Lebanon understandings.

Hezbollah terrorist who served in Lebanese military eliminated

The IDF eliminated three terrorists, including one who simultaneously served in the Lebanese intelligence unit, who were working to advance attacks on Israel and rebuild Hezbollah.

Hezbollah violated ceasefire nearly 2,000 times in past year

According to Galei Tzahal, Hezbollah violated the ceasefire with Israel 1,925 times over the past year, as Israeli officials warn Lebanese enforcement remains inadequate.

In less than an hour

IDF eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists

The IDF struck and eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in different areas in southern Lebanon within less than an hour.

2nd time this week:

IDF strikes Hezbollah training facility in Lebanon

IDF struck a compound used by Hezbollah's Radwan Force to conduct shooting exercises and additional training on the use of various types of weapons.

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IDF destroys underground arms cache in Lebanon

IDF troops dismantled old Hezbollah underground infrastructure to prevent the terrorist organization from returning to use it.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons caches in southern Lebanon

The IDF struck several weapons storage facilities belonging to Hezbollah located in the heart of the civilian population.

IDF launches wave of strikes in Lebanon

After warning residents, the IDF launched a wave of strikes against Hezbollah military infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon.

Southern Lebanon:

IDF troops fire warning shots after misidentifying UN soldiers

UNIFIL said IDF tank fire landed near its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, while the IDF clarified they were misidentified as suspects due to poor weather and the incident is under review.

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IDF locates weapons in southern Lebanon

Troops identified and neutralized old weapons and explosive devices stored in structures that were used as terror infrastructure in the area of Houla.

Following warnings

IDF launches wave of strikes on southern Lebanon

IDF said it would strike military infrastructure 'to deal with the prohibited attempts carried out by Hezbollah to rebuild its activities in the region.'

IDF:

IDF completes major exercise along Lebanon border

The 91st Division completed the largest exercise since the beginning of the war aimed at enhancing operational readiness for defense and offense along the Lebanon border - at sea, in the air, and on land.

IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons storage facility in south Lebanon

The facility was used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to advance and carry out attacks against the State of Israel.

IDF carries out series of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

IDF struck infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah and its affiliate Green Without Borders, used for the terror organization's rehabilitation attempts.

IDF strikes Radwan Force weapons storage facilities in Lebanon

The IDF struck several weapons storage facilities belonging to the 'Radwan Force' in southern Lebanon.

Deaths of Kehati and Erlich

IDF to charge Ex-Golani Chief Yarom

The IDF announces plans to prosecute Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom for reckless homicide in the deaths of Sgt. Gur Kehati and Ze’ev Erlich during a Golani operation last November.

Lebanese villagers claim:

Israelis wander our villages like tourists

Pro-Hezbollah daily al-Akhbar reports villagers saw Israelis crossing into southern Lebanon, buying food and coffee, and paying in shekels like casual tourists.

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IDF eliminates Radwan Force naval commander

Hassan Ahmad Sabra, a Naval Commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, an another Hezbollah terrorist involved in attempts to reestablish terror infrastructure, were eliminated in IDF strikes.

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IDF eliminates Hezbollah commander in moving vehicle

IDF struck and eliminated Muhammad Jamal Murad, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Artillery in the coastal sector.

Within two hours:

IDF eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, a commander in Hezbollah's 'Radwan Force', worked on numerous terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.

Lebanese PM condemns

UN peacekeepers targeted in south Lebanon

UNIFIL says its peacekeepers were attacked by rocks and a Finnish soldier was slapped in south Lebanon. PM Salam condemns "repeated attacks," demands accountability.

Mission accomplished:

146th Division leaves Northern Command after 600 days of combat

After nearly two years of relentless operations along the Lebanese border, the IDF's 146th Division concludes its mission, passing command to the 91st Division amid praise for reshaping northern Israel's security landscape and defeating Hezbollah threats.

No longer afraid:

UNIFIL reportedly take down Hezbollah flags in southern Lebanon

UNIFIL patrol accused of tearing down Hezbollah flags and posters in southern Lebanon town; incident caught on video sparks confrontation with locals.

Watch: IDF eliminates terrorist in southern Lebanon

The IDF struck and eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, one of whom was operating in the border zone and gathering intelligence for the terrorist organization.

IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah terrorist struck and eliminated by IDF in the area of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon. Hours earlier, the Israel Air Force eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Jaafar Mannah Asaad Abdallah in Sidon.

IDF eliminates 2 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

Terrorists serving as lookouts for Hezbollah eliminated after 5 terrorists from Hamas cell eliminated in Gaza.

Southern Lebanon:

IDF uncovers weapons cache and launchers aimed at Israel

Troops conducted scans in buildings and thicketed terrain, where they located weapons storage facilities containing stockpiles of missiles, rockets, mortar shells, grenades, explosives, and firearms.

Alma Research Center:

Hezbollah returns to southern Lebanon – what can be done?

Israel must adopt a policy of maximum pressure on the Lebanese government, mainly through the US administration, with the goal of preventing Iran's involvement and isolating Hezbollah by ending its "people-state" role. Opinion.

Senior Israeli official:

'IDF will not withdraw from all of southern Lebanon by Sunday'

The Security Cabinet will discuss whether the IDF will complete the withdrawal from Lebanese territory by Sunday, the end of the 60 days stipulated by the ceasefire agreement to do so.

Many weapons found:

The village used by Hezbollah to launch hundreds of rockets

IDF released footage of the 300th Brigade operating in Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon where the troops uncovered numerous weapons.

Ben Gurion:

'Israel's northern border is the Litani River'

'Ben Gurion believed that Israel's northern border should be the Litani River': Dr. Omri Abadi presents findings of Jewish life in southern Lebanon over the centuries.

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Troops find launcher, mortars, explosives, and RPG in Lebanon

While searching a village in southern Lebanon, IDF troops found a weapons storage facility containing dozens of shoulder-launched missiles, explosive charges, and extensive military equipment.

Lebanon:

IDF operates at deepest point reached since war began

During operations in the Saluki region, IDF troops conducted searches and located a concealed storage facility in complex terrain.

Since October:

85,000 Hezbollah weapons seized in southern Lebanon

Since the beginning of the ground operation in southern Lebanon, the IDF has confiscated over 85,000 weapons, missiles, and military items, including rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, RPGs, rifles, explosives, munitions, anti-aircraft missiles, observation devices, and military vehicles.

Israeli activists set up encampment in southern Lebanon

The Uri Tzafon movement set up an encampment and planted trees near the village of Maroun al-Ras. The activists left after the military arrived.

IDF operates in south Lebanon to locate weapons, remove threats

During searches in the area, the troops located and dismantled ready-to-use weapons in a storage facility in a civilian area.

IDF Chief in south Lebanon:

Mission is to ensure area doesn't revert to terror infrastructure

IDF Chief of Staff holds situational assessment in the southern Lebanon region. ' Here, in the first circle of closer villages, there are no operatives. What was here has been destroyed.'

Halevi in Lebanon:

'Our mission is clear— return residents to northern Israel'

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Herzi Halevi visited southern Lebanon and held a situational assessment.

Living quarters and supplies

Watch: Inside a Hezbollah tunnel

Troops from the 226th Reserve Brigade located multi-barrel launchers, mortars, rocket caches, and military equipment used in Hezbollah's attacks against Israel over the past year.

Benny Gantz:

'If the Lebanese government fails, the IDF must act forcefully'

National Unity Party Chairman MK Benny Gantz says that for Israelis to be able to return to northern Israel, southern Lebanon must have a policy similar to that in Area A.

Southern Lebanon

Watch: Terror tunnel found under cemetery

Within the compound, the troops located command rooms, living quarters, and weapon storage facilities filled with arms and combat equipment - ready to be used to infiltrate Israel.

Hezbollah underground infrastructure located in south Lebanon

The engineering forces of the 188th Brigade are uncovering, neutralizing and destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

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Dolls found next to RPGs in Lebanese house

During overnight intelligence-based operations by the 769th Brigade in a village in southern Lebanon, the soldiers conducted targeted raids on several buildings. In one of the buildings, the troops located numerous weapons stored in both the kitchen and children's room, including RPGs, rocket launchers, rockets, grenades, and AK-47 rifles.

Hezbollah rocket strikes UNIFIL HQ

Multiple casualties reported after Hezbollah rocket strikes UNIFIL headquarters in the area of Naqoura, southern Lebanon.

In photos:

Arutz Sheva photographer captures battlefield in Lebanon

A photo album from Arutz Sheva photographer Yosef Mizrahi's tour of southern Lebanon amid IDF ground maneuvers in the region.

Tunnel shafts, weapons located by Golani troops in south Lebanon

4 terrorists who were barricaded in underground infrastructure eliminated in same incident in which 5 soldiers were killed last week.

Resident of southern Lebanon:

'Israel has legal right to return to its land'

Resident of village in southern Lebanon calls for Jewish settlement in the area: 'Israel has legal right to return to its land.'

Eschew a Potemkin Solution in Gaza and South Lebanon

It is time to eschew fantasies and false façades and be realistic. Read a clearheaded analysis of the current situation and proposed solutions. Opinon.

Fighter jets attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Fighter jets attacked Hezbollah targets in the Yaroun and Kafra regions in southern Lebanon

Senior officers call for new equation in Lebanon

The proposed plan calls for a unilateral declaration of a ceasefire, and destroying southern Lebanon should it be violated.

IDF strikes Hezbollah arms depots in southern Lebanon

Hostile aircraft launched at northern Israel from Lebanon intercepted in Even Menachem area.

Israel offers 550K cash grants to Lebanese militia families

Families of Christian Lebanese militia now living in Israel to be given 550,000 shekels in housing grants.

Hezbollah-backed list loses seat in south Lebanon stronghold

Hezbollah-backed list loses Orthodox Christian seat in south Lebanon district but expected to retain remaining 10 seats in the district.

Israel's three major security challenges

The threats from Gaza, South Lebanon, and Iran assessed individually. Op-ed.

Lebanon battle citation also for SLA soldiers

Approved in first reading: Southern Lebanon battle citation will also be awarded to SLA members who fought alongside Israel.

Hezbollah turns 200 towns in Lebanon into launching pads

IDF publishes map with nearly 10,000 Hezbollah targets it could attack during a potential confrontation with the terror group.