The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday night struck Hezbollah weapons depots, a rocket launcher and other terror infrastructure in Southern Lebanon, the military said.
The presence of such assets in the country’s south “constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF stated.
Earlier on Wednesday, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops uncovered a 164-foot Hezbollah tunnel near Al Qusayr, along with unexploded ordnance. The matter was turned over to the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to UNIFIL.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has formally informed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel seeks the immediate termination of UNIFIL’s mandate.
In a recent letter, Sa’ar argued that UNIFIL has failed in its core mission, point