IDF troops in south Lebanon find SUV-mounted rocket launcher, weapons cache near homes

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

A Hezbollah rocket launcher found by troops of 188th Armored Brigade as they operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout image published October 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
A Hezbollah rocket launcher found by troops of 188th Armored Brigade as they operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout image published October 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Images released by the IDF show an SUV-mounted rocket launcher and cache of weapons that troops with the 188th Armored Brigade found during operations in a village in southern Lebanon.

According to the IDF, the soldiers located and demolished a weapons depot next to a home. The cache had dozens of rockets, mortars, machine guns, explosive devices, and other equipment.

In a separate incident, the IDF says the soldiers found a prime rocket launcher that was mounted on the back of an SUV. It was also located next to a home.

Hezbollah weapons found by troops of 188th Armored Brigade as they operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout image published October 21, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

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