IDF says south Lebanon strikes targeted Hezbollah weapon depots, including ‘in the heart of civilian population’

By Emanuel Fabian

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2 February 2026, 3:01 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Several Hezbollah weapon depots in southern Lebanon were struck by the Israeli Air Force a short while ago, the IDF says.

The strikes in the towns of Kfar Tebnit and Ain Qana came following evacuation warnings issued by the military.

The IDF says one of the weapon depots was “located in the heart of a civilian population,” which it says is “another example of the cynical use by the Hezbollah terror organization of Lebanese civilians as human shields.”

The military adds that Hezbollah’s activity at the targeted sites “constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel.”