Updated On: 12 January, 2026 08:21 AM IST | ronak mastakar
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday (local time) said it carried out strikes on multiple Hezbollah-linked military sites in southern Lebanon, targeting shafts allegedly used for storing weapons, amid rising tensions along the border. (Pics/AFP)

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In a post on X, the IDF stated that the strikes hit locations where Hezbollah activity had been identified in recent months.
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"STRUCK: Shafts used for storing weapons in several military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where in recent months, Hezbollah activity has been identified at these sites. Hezbollah`s terror activity at these sites constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the Israeli military said in its post.

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According to The Times of Israel, since the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF has killed around 400 operatives and struck hundreds of additional Hezbollah-linked targets. The IDF has repeatedly asserted that the activity at the targeted sites constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
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The Lebanese government claimed last week to have disarmed Hezbollah south of the country`s Litani River, but Israel has cast doubt on such an assertion, the Times of Israel reported.

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Earlier on December 15, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the killing of a senior Hezbollah terrorist, Zakaria Yahya al-Hajj, in an airstrike carried out in the Jwaya area of southern Lebanon, hours after it confirmed the killing of two Hezbollah terrorists in the region.
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