The IDF confirmed Sunday that its airstrikes this morning in southern Lebanon struck Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure, including a command center operating out of the former Ghandour Hospital in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The military said the strikes were in response to a Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli troops near the Ali Taher Ridge. Lebanese media earlier reported that the hospital was completely destroyed in the strike.
The IDF confirmed Sunday that this morning's airstrikes in southern Lebanon struck a Hezbollah command center operating out of the former Ghandour Hospital in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, as well as other terror operatives and infrastructure. The military said the strikes were a direct response to a Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli troops near the Ali Taher Ridge. Lebanese media earlier reported that the hospital building was completely destroyed in the strike.
The development marks the formal confirmation by the IDF of what had been reported earlier by security sources. At 07:34 Jerusalem, Lebanese media reported that an Israeli airstrike had destroyed the Ghandour Hospital, stating it was empty of patients and staff. Shortly thereafter, Israeli security sources told several news outlets — and The Zioneer reported at 07:56 — that the facility had been vacant and was being used by Hezbollah as a command center. The IDF's confirmation now provides the official operational framing of the site as a military node.
The Ali Taher Ridge area has been a focal point of ongoing IDF operations against Hezbollah's underground infrastructure. The Zioneer reported on July 11 that IDF forces eliminated a Hezbollah operative near a tunnel shaft in the same sector. Earlier this week, on Wednesday September 2, Hezbollah launched FPV drones at troops near the ridge, prompting Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh. The pattern reflects a sustained campaign by the IDF to prevent Hezbollah operatives from operating in the area.
What remains open: The IDF did not provide a specific timeline for the airstrikes beyond 'this morning,' nor did it detail whether the drone attack that preceded them caused any Israeli casualties. No Lebanese casualty figures have been cited by the military or confirmed by independent sources.
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