Israel struck more than 80 Hezbollah command posts and launch sites across southern Lebanon overnight • Dozens of terrorists killed in precision airstrikes • The massive operation followed the deaths of four IDF soldiers, including battalion commander Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon | Full details of the retaliatory campaign (Israel News)
The Israeli Air Force executed one of its most extensive strike campaigns in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, destroying more than 80 Hezbollah targets in a single night and eliminating dozens of terrorists in what military officials described as a direct response to repeated ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed terror organization. The massive retaliatory operation came hours after four IDF soldiers, including a senior tank battalion commander, were killed in a Hezbollah attack in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tebnit. The IDF confirmed that Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, 32, commander of the 52nd Battalion of the 401st Armored Brigade, was among those killed when a suspected drone or anti-tank missile struck his tank shortly after midnight.
According to the IDF statement, Israeli warplanes struck command headquarters, rocket launch positions, and terror infrastructure across the Nabatieh region and multiple other areas in southern Lebanon's security zone and beyond. The strikes targeted facilities where Hezbollah operatives were actively operating at the time of the attacks, resulting in dozens of terrorist casualties. In addition to the extensive operations in the Nabatieh sector, Israeli aircraft struck two Hezbollah command posts in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley region. Military sources confirmed the facilities were actively occupied by terror operatives when the strikes were carried out, marking a significant expansion of Israel's operational reach beyond the immediate border zone.
The IDF emphasized that the campaign was launched in direct response to what it characterized as systematic and repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hezbollah. Israeli forces operating north of the Litani River continue their mission to dismantle the strategic underground infrastructure that Hezbollah constructed over years along the border area. In a separate incident during the night, the IDF identified Hezbollah terrorists launching rockets toward Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon. In what military officials described as rapid operational closure, Israeli aircraft eliminated two terrorists who attempted to flee the launch site on a motorcycle. The IDF subsequently destroyed the rocket launcher from which the projectiles had been fired. (Ed note: Uh Oh. Is Israel in trouble after defending itself against an attack from Hezbollah? Will Iran use this to end the MoU?) (Read More)
