IDF strikes Lebanon, says Hezbollah fires from near UN and army positions

Hezbollah has been conducting attacks on Israel from positions nearby to UN and Lebanese army positions, the IDF said on Monday. The announcement came after a day of exchanges of fire between Israel and the Lebanon-based Iranian proxy.

Earlier, the IDF identified a number of rocket launches directed at Israel's northern border coming from within Lebanon.

Additionally, the IDF reported that previous alarms that sounded in Israel's north warning local residents of a hostile aircraft intrusion were later found to have been activated due to rocket launches coming from Lebanese territory.

The IDF responded to the attack by targeting the sources of the launches with artillery fire.

Further, IAF fighter jets struck a number of Hezbollah terror targets on Monday, the IDF added. Among the targets were Hezbollah infrastructure, a launch post, and a military site.

IDF troops also identified and targeted terrorists operating in an area that is known to be used by Hezbollah for military purposes.

Later, the IDF announced that Israeli air defenses intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed into Israel from Lebanese territory.

Lebanon-based terrorists also fired an anti-tank missile towards the northern Israeli border community of Avivim, the IDF said.

Again, the IDF responded with artillery fire in Lebanese territory.

On Monday evening, the IDF reported that since October 7, Hezbollah attacks have claimed the lives of five civilians and displaced 80,000 more from their homes in northern Israel. These attacks, the IDF added, are in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

Hezbollah endangers UN positions and Lebanese army compounds

Further, the IDF stated that these attacks have been conducted from positions near UN and Lebanese Armed Forces installations. 

The Lebanese Armed Forces have US backing.