{"id":133576,"date":"2026-09-08T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133576"},"modified":"2026-09-07T07:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:30:38","slug":"08-05-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133576","title":{"rendered":"IDF strikes Southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>IDF strikes Southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attack
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NS Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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No injuries were reported in the drone strike.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

IDF soldiers inside Southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, Aug. 6, 2026. Photo by Ayal Margolin\/Flash90.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday morning that it was striking in Southern Lebanon after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization launched two drones toward soldiers operating in the security zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Troops downed one of the drones, the IDF said. No injuries were reported in the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

The statement called the incident \u201ca blatant violation\u201d of the ceasefire agreement with Beirut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soldiers \u201cwill continue to operate in the security zone in order to remove any threat towards Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers,\u201d the military said, adding that it would act \u201cwith determination against Hezbollah\u2019s repeated attempts to harm IDF soldiers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Overnight Friday, the IDF also carried out strikes on Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in Southern Lebanon in response to a drone launched earlier in the day at soldiers operating in the security zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The drone attack constituted a \u201cblatant violation\u201d of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli soldiers opened fire and downed the drone, the IDF continued, adding that no injuries were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the retaliatory strikes, the IDF struck weapon storage facilities intended to be used by Hezbollah operatives to plan and direct terrorist attacks on IDF soldiers in the security zone and Israeli civilians, the army said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe IDF is currently operating and will continue to act with determination against Hezbollah\u2019s repeated attempts to harm IDF soldiers,\u201d the IDF added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The security zone in control of the Israeli military runs along the Israeli-Lebanese border from the Mediterranean Sea to the area north of Mount Hermon, extending roughly seven miles deep into Lebanon in its furthest points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday, Defense Minister\u00a0Israel Katz<\/a><\/span>\u00a0reiterated Jerusalem\u2019s position that Israel will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country and the danger posed by attacks from the Land of the Cedars is neutralized.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrime Minister Netanyahu and I are leading a clear and uncompromising policy, implemented every day by the IDF: Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon and the threats to the residents of the Galilee are removed,\u201d Katz said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that the IDF\u2019s capture of the Ali al-Taher Ridge in southeastern Lebanon marked the completion of a phase in consolidating Israel\u2019s hold on the security zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The decision to advance toward the ridge was made after intelligence indicated the presence of Hezbollah command-and-control tunnels there, according to the defense minister.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tunnels served as a command center for attacks on IDF troops and the Galilee, while the ridge constituted Hezbollah\u2019s last commanding position protecting the Nabatieh area, giving it strategic importance, Katz said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel releases five Lebanese detainees<\/b><\/h4>\n

Also on Friday, Israel completed the release of five Lebanese civilians as U.S.-mediated negotiations with Beirut continued alongside efforts to locate and repatriate the remains of Lebanese Jewish community leaders abducted and murdered by terrorist organizations in the mid-1980s.<\/span><\/p>\n

The International Committee of the Red Cross\u00a0confirmed<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Friday that it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of all five individuals at the request of the parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

One detainee was transferred on Thursday and the remaining four on Friday \u201cwith full respect for the safety and dignity of the individuals involved,\u201d the ICRC said. \u201cThe ICRC\u2019s role in this operation was purely humanitarian, acting as a neutral intermediary between Israel and Lebanon,\u201d it added.<\/span>
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