The Israeli Air Force struck about 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon on Friday, in response to a Hezbollah gunman wounding a reserve soldier near Bint Jbeil. Separately, troops identified a Hezbollah weapons truck near the security zone, and the air force hit it, according to the military.
The IDF confirmed on Friday afternoon that the airstrikes on approximately 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon and a separate strike on a Hezbollah weapons truck were carried out in response to a Hezbollah gunman wounding a reserve soldier near Bint Jbeil. The military detailed that the air force hit sites in Bint Jbeil, Beit Yahoun, Kounine, and Baraashit, as well as the weapons truck after troops from the 91st Division spotted a Hezbollah cell transferring arms near the security zone; secondary explosions confirmed the presence of weapons. The confirmation came hours after initial reports emerged, with channel 12 first reporting the strikes as a response to the soldier's wounding at 14:04 Jerusalem time.
As The Zioneer has tracked since Friday 14:04 Jerusalem time, the IDF first reported striking 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in response to ceasefire violations, with subsequent versions of the report adding details: by 14:04 Jerusalem, the military confirmed that the strikes also targeted a weapons truck, and later specified the locations—Bint Jbeil, Beit Yahoun, Kounine, and Baraashit. Another update at 14:04 Jerusalem said secondary explosions confirmed the truck carried arms, and by a further update at the same time, the IDF explicitly linked the strikes to a reserve soldier being wounded overnight. The thread shows a steady evolution: initial reports said the attacks were a general response to ceasefire violations, then added the truck strike, then specified locations, then confirmed secondary explosions, and finally tied the response to the wounded soldier.
The operations are part of ongoing IDF enforcement of the ceasefire arrangement with Lebanon, which has seen repeated Hezbollah violations including attacks on Israeli forces and weapons movement in the border area, as The Zioneer has reported in multiple bulletins since early June. Background bulletins describe broader IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets—over 150 sites in one weekend, rocket barrages of over 50 projectiles, and underground operations—underscoring the persistent friction along the border.
No casualties from the strikes themselves have been reported by the IDF or in the thread.
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