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Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Hezbollah claims it targeted IDF bulldozer in south Lebanon demolishing homes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on April 23, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
Hezbollah claims to have targeted an IDF bulldozer in the southern Lebanon town of Rachaf this evening, while it was demolishing homes.
In another statement, Hezbollah says it fired rockets at Israeli troops stationed in the Bint Jbeil area.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF on the incidents.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that the IDF would raze all of the Lebanese border villages — with the exception of several Christian communities — though military commanders have insisted that the army is only destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, which they say is often embedded within civilian homes.
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