IDF Conducts Strikes on Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

The targets included rocket launchers, weapons facilities, and additional military structures. This marked the first such operation deep into the Bekaa Valley, approximately 100 kilometers from the border, in several weeks. The ceasefire between the IDF and Hezbollah officially began on April 17.

Shortly after a separate ceasefire with Iran on April 7, the IDF had initially focused strikes on targets in southern Lebanon closer to Israeli territory. On Monday, the IDF did not extend attacks to Hezbollah positions in Beirut.

responded to the strikes with sporadic rocket fire and drone launches targeting Israeli civilians in the north and IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. On Sunday, the IDF reported one soldier killed and several wounded in a drone attack. As of Monday evening, the IDF stated it had intercepted or caused the retreat of Hezbollah's aerial threats, with no additional casualties reported at that time.

The IDF extended restrictions on movement and public gatherings through Tuesday, while the government imposed special restrictions through May 7. A Hezbollah official stated on Monday that the group might employ suicide bombers against the IDF, referencing tactics used in the 1980s.

recent days, the IDF's Golani Brigade destroyed over 50 Hezbollah infrastructure sites while operating in the Adashit al-Kutzir area, including an underground command center. The IDF reported that Hezbollah used civilian areas to store weapons and conceal activities.

Division 36 engaged and killed several Hezbollah fighters using close-range fire and a drone, and seized anti-tank missiles, explosive drones, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Kalashnikovs, grenades, and improvised explosives. Division 98 directed airstrikes that eliminated Hezbollah fighters near their positions.