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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
IDF: Hezbollah has ‘seized control’ of Lebanese Christian village, using it for attacks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says Hezbollah has “seized control” of a Christian village in southern Lebanon and has been launching attacks on Israeli targets from it.
“Hezbollah has seized control of the village of Qawzah in southern Lebanon and has begun launching terror attacks from within the village. This includes rocket and missile launches as well as anti-tank fire,” the military says in a statement, citing “declassified IDF intelligence.”
The IDF says that in recent months, Hezbollah has been “strategically embedding itself in Christian villages and executing terror attacks from them, assuming that operating from these areas grants it protection from IDF strikes.”
“Hezbollah’s activity from within civilian areas endangers the local residents,” the military says.
Last week, the IDF said it had uncovered a Hezbollah tunnel that was built underneath a church in the southern Lebanon town of Khiam.
‼️EXPOSED: Hezbollah has seized control of the Christian village of Qawzah and is launching terror attacks from within it.
Hezbollah has launched rockets and missiles launches and anti-tank fire from inside the village, a repeated strategy that dangerously exploits civilians as… pic.twitter.com/axeoey4mSZ
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 31, 2026
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