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Sunday, October 13, 2024
IDF: Troops found Hezbollah weapons stashed in Lebanese civilian homes for use in potential invasion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Operating in southern Lebanon, the 8th Brigade Combat Team and the elite LOTAR counter-terror unit uncover dozens of weapons warehouses in civilian homes, the IDF says.
Footage released by the army shows a cache of mortar shells –- some originating in Israel — mines, Kalashnikov rifles, magazines, and combat vests.
The army says they also found Kornet anti-tank missiles, and that the caches were meant for Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force as they suited up for an invasion of northern Israel.
The troops, who conducted significant operations against Hamas in Gaza over the past year, are operating under the 91st Division on the eastern edge of IDF ground operations in southern Lebanon.
“The forces conduct face-to-face battles, eliminate terrorists and destroy terrorist infrastructure that Hezbollah has deployed along the border,” according to the IDF.
The brigade found tunnel infrastructure inside one of the villages, including living quarters for Hezbollah fighters.
The IDF says that the team has killed “many” Hezbollah fighters by directing airstrikes from the ground.
IDF troops from the 8th Brigade Combat Team uncover a Hezbollah tunnel in a village in southern Lebanon, acc to the IDF. pic.twitter.com/Zjfky0G903
— Lazar Berman (@Lazar_Berman) October 13, 2024
IDF footage of one of the many Hezbollah weapons warehouses uncovered in civilian homes by the 8th BCT.
(Note the mortar shells with Hebrew writing on the case) pic.twitter.com/Z4T5mOnRPG
— Lazar Berman (@Lazar_Berman) October 13, 2024
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