The Israeli Air Force intercepted Hezbollah rockets aimed at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon on Monday evening, the IDF said. The military also said it struck multiple cells of armed operatives who approached its forces in vehicles during the day — no alerts were activated under policy.
The IDF confirmed on Monday evening that earlier in the day its Air Force struck multiple armed Hezbollah cells that approached Israeli troops in vehicles in southern Lebanon, in addition to the previously reported interception of a Hezbollah rocket aimed at Israeli forces. The military said no civil-defense alerts were activated, per policy, as the fire was directed at troops inside Lebanese territory.
The rocket interception reported at Monday evening follows a series of similar interceptions over the weekend. At 23:52 on Saturday June 13, The Zioneer reported an interception of a Hezbollah rocket aimed at IDF troops in southern Lebanon; that bulletin was updated six times as the IDF clarified the target, confirmed no casualties, and declared the incident near Metula over. That same thread evolved from an initial report of a single interception into a pattern of sustained Hezbollah fire at Israeli forces operating in the forward defense zone.
Attributed context from The Zioneer's same-thread coverage on Monday (23:19 Jerusalem) noted that Hezbollah has continued firing rockets, anti-tank missiles, and mortar shells at Israeli troops even after the announcement of a framework agreement, and that the IDF has been striking approaching gunmen as an immediate threat. Background context from coverage on June 5 and June 13 further underscores the persistence of exchanges in the southern Lebanon operational area.
It remains unclear whether the armed cells struck during Monday's daylight hours were part of a coordinated attempt or separate incidents, and no independent confirmation of casualties among the operatives has been provided.
10 developments
- DevelopingIDF says it struck 70+ Hezbollah sites, eliminated seven operatives from underground route
- ConfirmedIDF eliminates Hezbollah operatives approaching troops in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF strikes 150 Hezbollah targets; officers wounded in ground encounters, drone incidents
- StrongHezbollah continues shelling Israeli troops in south Lebanon despite announced agreement; IDF strikes nearby threats
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