A wave of Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure and operatives throughout southern Lebanon and on the border with Syria on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Ahead of the strikes, the military issued evacuation warnings for residents of several towns in southern Lebanon.

According to the IDF, one wave of strikes targeted Hezbollah weapon depots, including one located underground.

“The infrastructures that were struck were located in the heart of a civilian population. This is another example of the cynical use by the Hezbollah terror organization of Lebanese civilians as human shields and of the organization’s activity from within civilian assets,” the army said.

The IDF added that Hezbollah’s activity at the sites constitutes a violation of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and poses a threat to Israel.

The state-run National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched raids on buildings in several southern Lebanese towns, including Qennarit and Kfour, after the evacuation warnings.

בפעם השנייה השבוע: צה"ל תקף תשתיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שמוקמו בלב האוכלוסייה האזרחית בדרום לבנון

צה"ל תקף לפני זמן קצר תשתיות טרור של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במספר מרחבים בדרום לבנון.

במסגרת התקיפות, צה"ל תקף מחסני אמצעי לחימה ואתר תת-קרקעי ששימש לאחסון אמצעי לחימה של ארגון… pic.twitter.com/KDolLojkiz

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An AFP photographer was slightly wounded along with two other journalists who were working near the site of a heavy strike in Qennarit.

The air force also struck four land crossings on the Lebanese-Syrian border in Lebanon’s northern Hermel region, with the IDF saying that the routes were used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons.

צה"ל ממשיך לפעול נגד צירי ההברחות של חיזבאללה: הותקפו ארבעה מעברים בגבול סוריה-לבנון ששימשו להעברת אמצעי לחימה וחוסל סוחר ומבריח אמצעי לחימה מרכזי שהיה חלק מניסיונות........

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