During the mission, the soldiers uncovered five weapons depots containing over 200 mortar shells, loaded launchers, vests, and a buried launcher, all of which were seized and destroyed.
In one of the most audacious acts of modern espionage, Israel's Mossad tricked Hezbollah into buying thousands of booby-trapped pagers, turning the everyday devices into lethal weapons.
'We defanged the snake, and if Hezbollah does not withdraw beyond the Litani and tries to violate the ceasefire, we will crush its head,' Katz emphasizes.
In a sweeping crackdown on Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces’ 91st Division has seized over 10,000 weapons from the Iranian-backed group in southern Lebanon in recent months.
Over two months, Israeli forces dismantled 70% of Hezbollah’s UAV stock, disrupted weapons transfer routes, and obliterated their largest missile production site, crippling the group’s strategic capabilities.
The IDF has struck over 12,500 terror targets in Lebanon, and more than 150,000 assets—including weapons, rocket launchers, and communication devices—have been seized from Hezbollah strongholds.
'If until now we have distinguished between the state of Lebanon and Hezbollah, and between Beirut as a whole and Dahiyeh, which we have struck very hard, this will no longer be,' says Israeli defense minister.
Follows similar reported accusation by France. Israeli Foreign Minister: 'Israel is not violating the ceasefire understandings but is instead enforcing them in response to Hezbollah’s violations.'
Some 80% of Hezbollah’s stockpile of 150,000 to 200,000 rockets and 70% of its drone arsenal were destroyed during the war, according to the Channel 12/INSS assessment.
President Biden said the US will now 'make another push' for a Gaza ceasefire with the help of Turkey and Qatar, adding the Hezbollah ceasefire 'brings us closer' to a Palestinian state.
Israel Defense Forces troops are expected to gradually withdraw from Southern Lebanon over a 60-day 'transition period,' while the country’s official Lebanese Armed Forces is deployed to the border region.
Iran and Hezbollah set up secret routes through Syria to Lebanon, moving thousands of trucks and planes filled with missiles and weapons components over the years to strategic storage sites.
This initiative reflects growing demands among Lebanese communities for the demilitarization of Hezbollah to promote national stability and sovereignty.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have recently launched precision strikes to dismantle these sites, confirming the presence of weapons through secondary explosions.