The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday night struck several Hezbollah underground sites in Southern Lebanon, calling the terrorist infrastructure a “blatant violation” of understandings between Jerusalem and Beirut.

“The IDF will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel,” the statement continued.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that there had been a “profound shift” in Israel’s national security concept in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.

During a tour of Israel’s northern front, including Southern Lebanon, where the IDF has maintained a limited deployment since September 2024, Zamir said that Israel’s policy was “no longer containment and waiting, but the use of force in pursuit of contact.”

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