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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 539

Kafr Kila

Smoke billows after Israeli bombardment over Lebanon's southern town of Kafr Kila near the border with Israel on December 30, 2023, amid ongoing cross-border skirmishes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah as the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza continues. (AFP)
December 30, 2023, 10:40 pm
IDF strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire, reportedly targets Syria’s Aleppo
‘Widespread’ strikes target Hezbollah stronghold of Kafr Kila, as well as Bint Jbeil and Marwahin; northern resident lightly injured after anti-tank missile near miss
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Illustrative photo of an Israeli Air Force drone (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
May 28, 2019, 5:46 am
Lebanese media: Israeli Air Force destroys own spying device north of border
According to al-Mayadeen, which has ties to Hezbollah, Lebanon’s security forces are searching for remains after drone bombs instruments
By ToI Staff
A view of the border with Israel, from the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, with Israeli vehicles driving on the right side and UN and Lebanese vehicles driving on the left, on December 4, 2018. (Ali Dia/AFP)
May 27, 2019, 11:14 pm
Lebanese rioters clash with IDF along border fence
Military says 15 people violently protested near old border crossing, prompting soldiers to fire tear gas and stun grenades
By Judah Ari Gross
A photo released by the IDF on December 27, 2018, shows fluids the army says it used to seal cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah coming out of a civilian building in the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila. (IDF Spokesperson)
December 29, 2018, 4:54 pm
UNIFIL confirms tunnel filled with cement by IDF crossed border, broke UN rules
Peacekeepers say passage dug from inside Lebanese concrete factory, which Israel says was a Hezbollah attack tunnel, violated resolution that ended 2006 war
By ToI Staff
Footage released by the IDF on December 28, 2018, shows fluids the army says it used to seal cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah flowing into the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 28, 2018, 2:44 pm
Run or block it? IDF film shows Lebanese reactions as cement pours out of tunnel
Some men flee, then others try to stop and clear away substance flowing out of what Israeli military says is an entry point in Lebanon to a Hezbollah cross-border attack tunnel
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
A photo released by the IDF on December 27, 2018, shows fluids the army says it used to seal cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah coming out of a civilian building in the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila. (IDF Spokesperson)
December 27, 2018, 5:55 pm
IDF: With explosives and ‘liquid,’ cross-border tunnels from Kafr Kila destroyed
Army says its unspecified substance shows location of Hezbollah tunnel openings in civilian areas of south Lebanon; operation to find and eliminate more tunnels continues
By Jacob Magid
The Israeli military drills into the soil south of the Lebanese border in an effort to locate and destroy Hezbollah attack tunnels that it says entered Israeli territory, on December 5, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2018, 10:02 am
Tunnels bore, missiles mean war: 8 things to know for December 7
Despite predictions that the north is staying calm, war over missiles looms large on the horizon; and Hamas shows it can still undermine Israel even with its tunnels exposed
By Joshua Davidovich
Israeli soldiers show UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col a Hezbollah tunnel that penetrated Israeli territory from southern Lebanon, on December 6, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 7, 2018, 1:15 am
UN peacekeepers confirm existence of tunnel from Lebanon into Israel
Calling it a ‘serious occurrence,’ UNIFIL says it will speak to Lebanese authorities about alleged Hezbollah attack passage
By Judah Ari Gross
British Minister of State for the Department for International Development Alistair Burt address a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the UN General Assembly, September 21, 2017 at UN headquarters. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)
December 6, 2018, 12:20 am
London, Berlin condemn Hezbollah tunnels, back Israeli border operation
Diplomats for European nations say Lebanese terror group showing ‘blatant disregard’ for UN resolutions in its ‘aggressive behavior’ along Israel’s northern frontier
By ToI Staff
An Israel Defense Forces delegation meets with UN peacekeepers and representatives of the Lebanese Armed Forces at the Israel-Lebanon border, December 5, 2018. (IDF spokesperson)
December 5, 2018, 10:33 pm
Israel says it shared tunnel details with Lebanon and UN, calls for sanctions
Netanyahu calls UN chief Guterres to update him on Operation Northern Shield, urges world condemnation of Hezbollah for violating Israeli territory, breaking UN resolution
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A picture taken on December 5, 2018, from a position near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila shows members of the Israeli military, excavators, trailers, and other vehicles operating on the other side of the border. (Ali Dia/AFP)
December 5, 2018, 6:33 pm
Lebanon says Israel gave no evidence of Hezbollah attack tunnels
Speaker of Beirut parliament says IDF was uninformative at meeting with UN peacekeepers, Lebanese Army, but notes Israelis can do whatever they want on their side of border
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This picture taken on December 4, 2018 from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila shows a view of Israeli machinery operating behind the border wall in Israel. (Ali Dia/AFP)
December 4, 2018, 6:36 pm
Lebanon’s president orders ‘close monitoring’ of Israeli anti-tunnel operation
UNIFIL boosts border patrols, Lebanese army mobilizes near border; Hezbollah accuses Netanyahu of fabricating crisis to distract from legal troubles
By ToI Staff
A view of the border with Israel, from the southern Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, with Israeli vehicles driving on the right side and UN and Lebanese vehicles driving on the left, on December 4, 2018. (Ali Dia/AFP)
December 4, 2018, 1:57 pm
Lebanon, UN indicate border remaining calm, as Hezbollah mocks anti-tunnel drive
UNIFIL boosts border patrols, Lebanese army mobilizes near border; terror group accuses Netanyahu of fabricating crisis to distract from political and legal problems
By ToI Staff and AFP
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