The IDF said it struck three Hezbollah terror headquarters in the Nabatieh and Meifadoun areas of southern Lebanon overnight Sunday, in response to continued attacks on Israeli forces operating in the security zone. The military also said the Multidimensional Unit struck a Hezbollah launcher earlier yesterday.
The IDF confirmed Sunday afternoon that its Air Force struck three Hezbollah headquarters in the Nabatieh and Meifadoun areas of southern Lebanon overnight, and that the Multidimensional Unit separately destroyed a Hezbollah launcher earlier Sunday. The military said the strikes were a direct response to continued attacks on Israeli forces operating in the security zone, which it described as ceasefire violations. No immediate comment was available from Hezbollah or Lebanese officials.
This operation is the latest in an escalating thread The Zioneer has tracked since Monday, 09:53 Jerusalem, when the IDF first reported striking three Hezbollah command centers in the same areas in response to what the military called repeated ceasefire breaches. Subsequent updates at the same timestamp (all labeled Mon 09:53 Jerusalem) refined the trigger: earlier versions cited the killing of an IDF soldier and the death of Capt. David Hazut, while later versions dropped specific casualty references and emphasized the broader pattern of attacks on troops. The thread shows the initial single-source IDF statement was gradually corroborated by Lebanese media reports of strikes in Nabatieh, and the IDF later specified that the Multidimensional Unit had engaged a launcher that was actively targeting soldiers.
As The Zioneer reported over the past weeks, Israeli operations against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley have intensified since mid-June. On Fri Jun 19 (12:57 Jerusalem), the IDF said it struck over 80 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the largest single-day operation since the ceasefire. On Sat Jun 20 (21:10 Jerusalem), the IDF said Hezbollah fired over 50 rockets at its troops in a single night. On Tue Jun 23 (23:04 Jerusalem), the IDF said its troops shot four Hezbollah operatives who crossed into the security zone, a claim Hezbollah denied.
It remains unclear whether the overnight strikes caused casualties or damage to Hezbollah command capabilities. Hezbollah has not acknowledged the strikes or provided its own account. The scope of Hezbollah's continued rocket and small-arms fire against Israeli forces in the security zone is also unverified independently.
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