IDF says troops raided, destroyed several Hezbollah sites in south Lebanon

The Israeli military carried out several raids in southern Lebanon recently, locating and destroying Hezbollah weapon depots and other infrastructure, the IDF says.

In one of the special operations in the Jabal Blat area, soldiers of the 300th “Baram” Regional Brigade located a Hezbollah compound that included a weapons depot and firing positions. The military says the troops demolished the site.

In another raid, the IDF says reservists of the Oded Brigade located weapons hidden in a forested area near Labbouneh, including a multiple rocket launcher, a machine gun, and dozens of explosive devices. The weapons were also destroyed.

In the same area, the soldiers also located an underground site used by Hezbollah to store weapons, and it was demolished by combat engineers, the IDF says.

Since a November 2024 ceasefire, the IDF has remained deployed to five strategic posts inside southern Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire have been frequent, but IDF ground operations beyond the areas of the five posts have been much rarer.

IDF troops conduct raids in southern Lebanon and destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, in videos released by the IDF on July 9, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)