The IDF announced Friday morning it struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure in the Beqaa Valley, deep inside Lebanon, in response to what it called repeated ceasefire violations by the group. The military said Hezbollah continues to advance and execute attack plots against IDF forces.
The IDF announced Friday morning (11:17) that it struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure in the Beqaa Valley, deep inside Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations by the group. The military said Hezbollah continues to advance and execute attack plots against IDF forces. This is the third wave of Israeli counterattacks reported in the Beqaa Valley this morning, following earlier strikes that targeted the town of Ain Bourdai in the Baalbek area and other infrastructure sites across the valley.
The strike marks the latest development in a rapidly escalating morning. The IDF first confirmed strikes deep inside Lebanon at 08:41, as The Zioneer reported. By 08:41, the military had specified that the operation struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the Beqaa Valley, the third wave of counterattacks that morning. Within an hour, unverified Lebanese sources reported that Israeli airstrikes had hit 28 villages in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa, with the Lebanese Health Ministry reporting 23 killed. By 11:05, the IDF separately said it had struck Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in southern Lebanon overnight.
The IDF has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire that ended the major round of hostilities. The group has continued to operate near the border and deeper inside Lebanon, according to Israeli assessments. As The Zioneer reported on Wed Jun 10, the IDF released footage of daytime strikes in the Tyre area, and on Tue Jun 16, reported strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the Nabatieh area.
No details were provided on specific targets, damage, or casualties in the Beqaa strike. The Lebanese Health Ministry's earlier toll of 23 killed across 28 villages — which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians — remains unverified by independent sources.
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