IDF says it hit Hezbollah targets, including training site for elite Radwan Force
Military says ‘training and qualification compound’ used to plan attacks against Israel, accuses terror group of violating ceasefire; Lebanese media reports damage to houses
The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it carried out a wave of overnight airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group’s elite Radwan Force.
According to the military, the Radwan Force “training and qualification compound” was used by the terror group to plan and advance attacks against Israel.
In addition, the IDF said it struck several buildings used by Hezbollah and a rocket-launching site in southern Lebanon.
“The targets that were struck, and the military training conducted in preparation for activities against the State of Israel, constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel,” the military said.
Israel and the United States have pushed Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah in accordance with the terms of a ceasefire agreement signed a year ago that ended the war between Israel and the terror group, which began with daily cross-border attacks by the terror group in support of Hamas in Gaza.
Despite the truce, Israel has continued to strike Hezbollah targets, saying that under the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire, it is permitted to hit violations that pose a threat. The IDF has recently intensified its attacks, including killing Hezbollah’s chief of staff in a rare strike in Beirut last month.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported “a series of (Israeli) raids targeting the Iqlim al-Tuffah region” near the towns of Azza, Rumin, and Jbaa, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the border with Israel.
“A number of houses were damaged” in JBaa, the NNA added.
Israel’s military has carried out a wave of air strikes in southern Lebanon, damaging several homes, according to Lebanese state media. Israel says it targeted around 13 Hezbollah-linked sites. pic.twitter.com/gd8xR6TjuE
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 9, 2025
Under heavy US pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s government has committed to disarming Hezbollah, and the army is set to dismantle the group’s military infrastructure near the border by year’s end before tackling the rest of the country. But Israel says it is moving too slowly, while Hezbollah strives to rearm itself following its devastating losses during the war.
Israel also launched a wave of strikes on Hezbollah targets last week.
In a meeting with French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected “accusations claiming that the Lebanese army is not fully carrying out its role south of the Litani River,” about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Israel.
Lebanon “supports any audit conducted by the ceasefire monitoring committee regarding the procedures implemented south of the Litani,” Aoun added.
The five-member committee, which includes Lebanon, Israel, France, the US, and the UN peacekeeping force, is set to meet again with Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives on December 19.
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji told the Saudi Al Arabiya news outlet over the weekend that Hezbollah will not disarm unless Iran agrees that it should.
The Times of Israel Community.