{"id":189605,"date":"2025-12-17T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/189605\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:09:09","slug":"israeli-operations-in-lebanon-against-hezbollah-december-8-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/189605\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 8\u201314, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hezbollah<\/p>\n

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between December 8 and December 14, 2025. Israeli activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah assets and personnel on both sides of the Litani River. In contrast to the preceding three weeks, Israel intensified its operations, resuming targeted killings of Hezbollah personnel.<\/p>\n

The IDF conducted operations in 36 Lebanese locales, some of them more than once. These activities included:<\/p>\n

Airstrikes: 25<\/p>\n

Artillery strikes: Two<\/p>\n

Detonations: Three<\/p>\n

Drone strikes: Two<\/p>\n

Ground activities: Three<\/p>\n

Mortar strikes: One<\/p>\n

Naval operations: One<\/p>\n

Quadcopter activities: Three<\/p>\n

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Beqaa Governorate<\/p>\n

Western Beqaa District: Wadi Zlaya<\/p>\n

Nabatieh Governorate<\/p>\n

Bint Jbeil District: Aitaroun, Braasheet, Safad Al Bateekh, Yaroun, and Yater<\/p>\n

Hasbaya District: Mjaydiyyeh<\/p>\n

Marjayoun District: Khiam, Meiss Al Jabal, Tel Hamames, and Wazzani<\/p>\n

Nabatieh District: Adaisseh,Ansar, Azza,Houmine-Roumine,Iqlim al Tuffah, Jbaa, Mount Rafia, Roumine, and Zefta<\/p>\n

South Lebanon Governorate<\/p>\n

Jezzine District: Aramta, Aiyshiyyeh, Jarmaq, Mahmoudiyeh, Mount Safi, Rahyan, and Sujod<\/p>\n

Sidon District: Baysariyyeh, Irkay, Tebna, Tuffahta, Wadi Bnaafoul, and Zrariyeh<\/p>\n

Tyre District: Dhayra, Jwaya, and Labbouneh-Naqoura<\/p>\n

Casualties<\/p>\n

Between December 8 and December 14, Israeli operations in Lebanon killed three people, all Hezbollah operatives, and wounded one unidentified individual.<\/p>\n

December 8, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 9, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 10, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 11, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 12, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 13, 2025: No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n

December 14, 2025: Three Hezbollah operatives were killed, and one unidentified person was wounded.<\/p>\n

Chronology of Israeli operations against Hezbollah, December 8\u201314, 2025<\/p>\n

December 8<\/p>\n

No operations were reported.<\/p>\n

December 9<\/p>\n

At 12:03 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that several Israeli airstrikes targeted the Iqlim al Tuffah region in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District.<\/p>\n

At 12:26 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that waves of Israeli airstrikes continued to target the wadi between Azza and Roumine in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District, Irkay in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Sidon District, and the heights of Mount Safi in the Jezzine District. Additionally, two Israeli airstrikes targeted wadi Zefta in the Nabatieh District.<\/p>\n

At 12:13 am, the IDF released a statement<\/a> claiming that the preceding strikes had targeted \u201cHezbollah terror infrastructure,\u201d including a \u201cRadwan Force [commando] unit training and exercise compound\u201d used to \u201cplan and execute terror initiatives against IDF troops and the State of Israel\u2019s citizens.\u201d The IDF said it also attacked several military posts and a launch site belonging to Hezbollah\u2014all of which \u201cviolated the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that at 3:30 am, Israeli troops entered Adaisseh in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Marjayoun District and detonated a house located on the main road.<\/p>\n

NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that, overnight, an Israeli ground patrol entered the outskirts of Khiam in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Marjayoun District and detonated a house in the area of wadi Asafeer.<\/p>\n

At 11:33 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli forces directed gunfire from their post in Tel Hamames in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District toward the Marjayoun Valley.<\/p>\n

December 10<\/p>\n

At 5:22 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli troops directed gunfire toward the outskirts of Yaroun in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Bint Jbeil District.<\/p>\n

At 5:53 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli forces positioned in the Tel Hamames post directed gunfire toward the Marjayoun Valley in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Marjayoun District.<\/p>\n

December 11<\/p>\n

At 9:04 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli ground patrol detonated a house on the outskirts of Meiss al Jabal in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Marjayoun District.<\/p>\n

December 12<\/p>\n

At 10:17 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that four Israeli airstrikes targeted Wadi Zlaya in the Beqaa Governorate\u2019s Western Beqaa District.<\/p>\n

At 10:18 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli airstrikes targeted Mahmoudiyeh, Jarmaq, and Aiyshiyyeh in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Jezzine District.<\/p>\n

At 10:19 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli airstrikes targeted the area between Zrariyeh in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Sidon District and Ansar in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District, and between Tuffahta and Baysariyeh in the Sidon District.<\/p>\n

At 10:21 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli airstrikes targeted Tebna and Wadi Bnaafoul in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Sidon District.<\/p>\n

At 10:24 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted Mount Rafia and Jbaa in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District, and the outskirts of Sujod, Rihan, and Aramta in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Jezzine District.<\/p>\n

At 10:23 am, the IDF released a statemen<\/a>t claiming that it had targeted another compound belonging to Hezbollah\u2019s Radwan Force commando unit used for military training and exercises. The IDF said it had also targeted additional military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah, whose \u201cexistence violated the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 11:33 am, NNA Lebanon reported that Israeli airstrikes targeted the wadi between Houmine and Roumine in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Nabatieh District. Additionally, an Israeli quadcopter dropped a stun explosive on the road to Labbouneh, south of Naqoura, in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Tyre District.<\/p>\n

At 5:53 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli gunboat directed gunfire toward the waters opposite the coast of Naqoura.<\/p>\n

At 6:22 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli quadcopter dropped a stun explosive near a fishing boat in Naqoura.<\/p>\n

At 9:27 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli artillery targeted Wazzani in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Marjayoun District and the outskirts of Mjaydiyyeh in the Hasbaya District.<\/p>\n

December 13<\/p>\n

At 11:09 am, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that Israeli mortar strikes targeted the outskirts of Dhayra, and an Israeli quadcopter dropped a stun explosive on Naqoura in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Tyre District.<\/p>\n

December 14<\/p>\n

NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that at 11:15 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted a motorbike in the Tayr Harma area of Yater in the Nabatieh District\u2019s Bint Jbeil District. The strike<\/a> killed one person and wounded another. The IDF later claimed<\/a> the target was a Hezbollah operative \u201cinvolved in efforts to restore Hezbollah\u2019s infrastructure.\u201dHezbollah-affiliated social media<\/a> later announced the death of Hezbollah operative Mohammad Ali Ibrahim Salim, whose nom de guerre was Ali Haidar, from Yater<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Death announcement for Mohammad Ali Ibrahim Salim. (Balagh Media Telegram)<\/p>\n

At 12:40 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle between Safad al Bateekh and Braasheet in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Bint Jbeil District. The strike<\/a> killed one person<\/a>. The IDF later claimed<\/a> the target was a Hezbollah operative who acted as the organization\u2019s local representative, responsible for liaising between Hezbollah and residents on military and financial matters, in addition to working to use local private properties for military purposes. Hezbollah-affiliated social media later announced the death of Hezbollah operative<\/a> Ihsan Fares Zeineddine, whose nom de guerre was Ahmad, from Safad al Bateekh. Hezbollah later gave Zeineddine a military funeral<\/a> in his hometown.<\/p>\n

\"\"Death announcement for Ihsan Fares Zeineddine. (Balagh Media Telegram)<\/p>\n

At 2:07 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Jwaya in the South Lebanon Governorate\u2019s Tyre District. The strike killed<\/a> one person. The IDF later released a statement<\/a> claiming that it had targeted and killed Hezbollah operative Zakariyyah Yahya al Hajj, \u201ca senior Hezbollah figure [\u2026] who oversaw the operations of agents in Lebanon\u2019s security establishments\u201d and also allegedly \u201cacted to suppress criticism by Hezbollah\u2019s opponents in Lebanon.\u201d Hezbollah-affiliated social media announced<\/a> the death of Hezbollah operative Zakariyya Yahya Al Hajj, whose nom de guerre was Abu Yahya, from Jwaya.<\/p>\n

\"\"Death announcement of Zakariyya Yahya al Hajj. (Balagh Media Telegram)<\/p>\n

At 2:11 pm, the IDF released a statement<\/a> on the preceding strikes, saying that it had targeted and killed three Hezbollah operatives involved in efforts to restore Hezbollah\u2019s infrastructure in \u201cviolation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 4:10 pm, NNA Lebanon reported<\/a> that an Israeli quadcopter dropped fragmentation explosives on a house in the Selm-Ghabeh Road area on the southern outskirts of Aitaroun in the Nabatieh Governorate\u2019s Bint Jbeil District.<\/p>\n

Previous entries:<\/p>\n

December 1-December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

November 24-November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

November 17-November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

November 10-November 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

November 3-November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

October 27-November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

October 20-October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

October 13-October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

October 6-October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

September 29-October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

September 22-September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

September 15-September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

September 8-September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

September 1-September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

August 24-August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

August 18-August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

August 4-August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

July 28-August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

July 21-July 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

July 14-July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

July 7-July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

June 30-July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

June 23-June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

June 16-June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

June 9-June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

June 2-June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

May 26-June 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

May 19-May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

May 12-May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

April 28-May 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

April 21-April 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

April 14-April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

April 7-April 13,2025<\/a><\/p>\n

March 31-April 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

March 24-April 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

March 18-March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

March 13-March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

David Daoud is Senior Fellow at at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies where he focuses on Israel, Hezbollah, and Lebanon affairs.<\/p>\n

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