The IDF's 401st Brigade Combat Team achieved operational control over the village of Hadatha in southern Lebanon over the past month, the military said Monday. Troops destroyed over 90 terrorist infrastructures, killed more than 20 Hezbollah operatives, and seized over 150 weapons including RPGs, anti-tank missiles and assault rifles. Hadatha had been a Hezbollah operations hub.
The Israel Defense Forces announced this morning, Monday, that the 401st Brigade Combat Team — operating under Division 91 — achieved operational control over the southern Lebanese village of Hadatha over the past month. The military reported destroying more than 90 terrorist infrastructure sites, killing over 20 Hezbollah operatives, and seizing over 150 weapons, including RPG launchers, anti-tank missiles, machine guns, and Kalashnikov assault rifles. The village was described as a former Hezbollah operations hub.
This morning's announcement, first published by The Zioneer at 11:07 Jerusalem, marks the culmination of a sequence of IDF disclosures about the operation. At 11:00 Jerusalem, an initial report noted the seizure of over 150 weapons in Hadatha. A subsequent version at the same time added the 401st Brigade's role in dismantling 90 infrastructure sites and killing over 20 operatives. The military then released further detail and, by a fourth update, confirmed those same figures as part of the brigade's month-long sweep. Across all versions, the IDF has consistently stated the numbers, with no contradictory accounts emerging from other sources.
Hezbollah attacks and ceasefire violations have persisted in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, June 20, the IDF confirmed a heavy overnight barrage of over 50 rockets and mortars targeting troops in southern Lebanon — a barrage the military labeled a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire. That followed the killing of four soldiers on Friday, June 19, including the commander of the 52nd Battalion, in a Hezbollah tank ambush; Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed a decisive response. The IDF has since struck dozens of Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Nabatieh. Israeli forces continue to hold positions under a trilateral security framework with the United States and Lebanon, first detailed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, June 26.
It remains unclear whether systematic clearance of villages like Hadatha will reduce the frequency of Hezbollah ceasefire violations or trigger further friction. The IDF has said it will continue operating to eliminate threats and prevent Hezbollah from targeting Israeli civilians or troops.
4 developments
- StrongIDF advances into central Hadatha in southern Lebanon, demolishes suspected Hezbollah infrastructure
- DevelopingLebanese media: IDF captures village of Hadatha in Nabatieh district
- DevelopingIDF says it struck 70+ Hezbollah sites, eliminated seven operatives from underground route
- ConfirmedIDF completes operational control of Wadi al-Saluki, kills over 50 Hezbollah operatives
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