IDF discovers Hezbollah terror training center next to UNIFIL post

IDF troops in Lebanon discovered a Hezbollah terrorist training center just 200 meters from a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) outpost, the IDF announced on Friday.

The discovery occurred during one of many raids carried out by the 9th Reserve Brigade against Hezbollah's terror infrastructure and underground infrastructure. 

The Hezbollah terrorist training center, in close proximity to the UNIFIL base, was used by Hezbollah for training, studying, and storing large quantities of weapons, the IDF said.

Discoveries inside base

The IDF added that the facility contained missile launchers for firing at Israeli communities.

IDF troops also seized documents and instructional books detailing Hezbollah's operational methods, maps of Israel, explanations of IDF equipment, as well as tunnel shafts and additional weapons.

Before leaving, all weapons were confiscated, and the compound was dismantled.

UNFIL condemned the incident in a statement, claiming "Yesterday, two IDF excavators and one IDF bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure in a UNIFIL position in Ras Naqoura. In response to our urgent protest, the IDF denied any activity was taking place inside the UNIFIL position."