{"id":175796,"date":"2025-12-09T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/175796\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:57:10","slug":"idf-says-it-hit-hezbollah-targets-including-training-site-for-elite-radwan-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/175796\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF says it hit Hezbollah targets, including training site for elite Radwan Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it carried out a wave of overnight airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group\u2019s elite Radwan Force.<\/p>\n

According to the military, the Radwan Force \u201ctraining and qualification compound\u201d was used by the terror group to plan and advance attacks against Israel.<\/p>\n

In addition, the IDF said it struck several buildings used by Hezbollah and a rocket-launching site in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe targets that were struck, and the military training conducted in preparation for activities against the State of Israel, constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel,\u201d the military said.<\/p>\n

Israel and the United States have pushed Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah in accordance with the terms of a ceasefire agreement signed a year ago that ended the war between Israel and the terror group, which began with daily cross-border attacks by the terror group in support of Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n

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Despite the truce, Israel has continued to strike Hezbollah targets, saying that under the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire, it is permitted to hit violations that pose a threat. The IDF has recently intensified its attacks, including killing Hezbollah\u2019s chief of staff in a rare strike in Beirut last month.<\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported \u201ca series of (Israeli) raids targeting the Iqlim al-Tuffah region\u201d near the towns of Azza, Rumin, and Jbaa, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the border with Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of houses were damaged\u201d in JBaa, the NNA added.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military has carried out a wave of air strikes in southern Lebanon, damaging several homes, according to Lebanese state media. Israel says it targeted around 13 Hezbollah-linked sites. pic.twitter.com\/gd8xR6TjuE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Under heavy US pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, Lebanon\u2019s government has committed to disarming Hezbollah, and the army is set to dismantle the group\u2019s military infrastructure near the border by year\u2019s end before tackling the rest of the country. But Israel says it is moving too slowly, while Hezbollah strives to rearm itself following its devastating losses during the war.\n<\/p>\n

Israel also launched a wave of strikes<\/a> on Hezbollah targets last week.<\/p>\n

In a meeting with French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected \u201caccusations claiming that the Lebanese army is not fully carrying out its role south of the Litani River,\u201d about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Israel.<\/p>\n

Lebanon \u201csupports any audit conducted by the ceasefire monitoring committee regarding the procedures implemented south of the Litani,\u201d Aoun added.<\/p>\n

The five-member committee, which includes Lebanon, Israel, France, the US, and the UN peacekeeping force, is set to meet again with Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives on December 19.<\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji told the Saudi Al Arabiya news outlet over the weekend that Hezbollah will not disarm<\/a> unless Iran agrees that it should.<\/p>\n


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