From the Liveblog of
Friday, December 6, 2024
IDF confirms overnight strikes on Syria-Lebanon crossings, which it says are used to transfer arms to Hezbollah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli fighter jets struck several border crossings and land routes between Syria and Lebanon overnight, which the military says were used to transfer weapons to Hezbollah.
The strikes were carried out against the Arida Crossing between northern Lebanon and Syria, as well as several routes in the al-Qusayr area.
Syria’s state news agency says the Arida Crossing is out of service following the strikes.
The military says the strikes were part of a campaign against Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which is tasked with delivering weapons from Iran and its proxies to Lebanon.
The strikes come just over a week into a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The IDF has said that amid the truce it will continue to act to prevent all weapons deliveries to the Iran-backed terror group, including by striking shipments anywhere in Lebanon or Syria.
מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר תקפו במהלך הלילה צירי העברת אמצעי לחימה ותשתיות טרור בסמוך למעברי הגבול של המשטר הסורי בין סוריה ללבנון, אשר שימשו להעברת אמצעי לחימה לארגון הטרור חיזבאללה>> pic.twitter.com/iTjY0Zie3R
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) December 6, 2024
