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| IDF carried out approximately 50 strikes in southern Lebanon over the past day |
| 2026-05-03 |
Text: 🇮🇱 IDF: IDF carried out approximately 50 strikes in southern Lebanon over the past day, targeting Hezbollah terrorists’ infrastructure, including operational headquarters and military-use buildings used to plan attacks against Israel. Hezbollah terrorists also launched rockets toward IDF forces—landing in open areas with no alerts triggered. The IDF continues operations to protect Israeli civilians and troops. Hezbollah fires rockets at troops in Lebanon, no injuries; IDF strikes terror sites [IsraelTimes] Seven reported killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese villages after evacuation warnings; military says it targeted and destroyed some 50 Hezbollah sites Friday Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli troops as the military carried out airstrikes that reportedly killed at least seven people in Lebanon, as hostilities continued to rage on Saturday despite a declared ceasefire. One rocket fired by Hezbollah at Israeli soldiers stationed in southern Lebanon was intercepted, while several more rockets and explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-backed terror group exploded near the forces but did not cause any injuries, the Israel Defense Forces said. On Friday night, Hezbollah also launched at least four drones at northern Israel. According to the IDF, the Israeli Air Force shot down two drones from Lebanon, which triggered sirens in the Galilee Panhandle and Golan Heights. The drones did not cross into Israeli territory yet sirens were still activated, the military said, adding that the incident is under further investigation. A short while later, two more suspected drones launched from Lebanon were intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, the military said. No sirens had sounded. Additionally, the IDF said it launched interceptor missiles following alerts of rocket fire in the Kiryat Shmona area on Friday night. The results of the interceptions are under review, and the incident is under further investigation, the IDF added. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday, Lebanese media reported. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported an airstrike on a car in the village of Kfar Dajal that killed two people, while another hit a home in the village of Lwaizeh, killing three. NNA also reported a strike on the village of Shoukin that killed two people. The reports did not say if the casualties were terror operatives or civilians. The strikes came as Israel’s military issued a new warning for residents of nine other southern villages to evacuate ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group. Additionally, the IDF said it killed Hezbollah operatives identified near troops in southern Lebanon, as well as struck and destroyed some 120 Hezbollah sites over the weekend. The targets included command centers where members of the terror group were operating, weapons depots, and other buildings used by Hezbollah to advance attacks, according to the IDF. Hezbollah and Israel have continued to attack each other since US President Donald Trump first announced a ceasefire on April 16, with each side accusing the other of violating the truce. On Saturday, the Lebanese army said its commander Gen. Rudolf Haykal met with US Gen. Joseph Clearfield, who heads the committee monitoring the ceasefire — which has now largely unraveled, though fighting remains at a lower level than before. The participants at the meeting underlined the importance of the Lebanese army’s role and the need to support it during the current phase, Lebanese statement added. Hezbollah has slammed the Lebanese government for engaging in US-brokered talks with Israel amid the ceasefire. Washington has urged Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, whose government seeks to disarm Hezbollah, to meet directly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which Aoun has so far avoided. Israel has carried out massive airstrikes and pushed troops farther into Lebanon after Hezbollah, on March 2, launched its rocket attacks on Israel in support of its patron, Iran. The terror group has said its renewed attacks on Israel were in response both to the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the start of the US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran on February 28, and to Israel’s continued attacks and presence in Lebanon since a 2024 ceasefire deal — which Israel said came in response to ongoing violations. Over 2,500 people have been killed and about a million displaced in Lebanon since March 2, according to Lebanese authorities. The IDF says it has killed over 1,900 Hezbollah operatives, including hundreds of members of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force. Seventeen IDF soldiers and one Defense Ministry civilian contractor have been killed in southern Lebanon amid fighting against Hezbollah. Two civilians were also killed by Hezbollah rockets, and an Israeli civilian was mistakenly killed in the north by Israeli artillery shelling. IDF admits damaging Catholic convent in southern Lebanon, denies site demolished [IsraelTimes] Army says Hezbollah fired rockets from compound ‘multiple times’ during war, publishes photo of intact building; Catholic Church in Lebanon denies compound was used by terror group The Israeli military on Saturday acknowledged it caused some damage to a Catholic convent in southern Lebanon while working to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, but denied it “demolished” the site with bulldozers. According to the Israel Defense Forces, during operations in the border village of Yaroun, forces caused damage to a structure that “had no external signs indicating it was a religious building.” “After identifying religious indicators in the complex, the forces acted to prevent further damage,” the military said, publishing photos showing the intact structure. The IDF said Hezbollah had used the compound to launch rockets “multiple times” during the war, “which is why the forces operated there, with the aim of destroying the organization’s terror infrastructure.” “The IDF takes care to destroy only terror infrastructure and has no intention of harming religious buildings,” the military added. Gladys Sabbagh, the superior general of the Basilian Salvatorian Sisters, told the Associated Press that the convent was a small compound housing just two nuns, who left because of the war. It had previously included a school and a clinic. Sabbagh said they “heard” the convent “was destroyed with bulldozers.” In its own statement, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said, “claims that a monastery in Yaroun in South Lebanon was ‘demolished’ are false. The site is intact and safe.” The Catholic Church in Lebanon rejected claims that the compound was used for military purposes. “We are against all practices against places of worship and churches. These are places to spread peace, love and education,” said Rev. Abdo Abou Kassm, director of the Catholic Center for Information. “These are not military bases.” The incident came just two weeks after a soldier smashed a statue of Jesus in the village of Debel, drawing widespread international condemnation. The soldier who smashed the statue, along with another soldier who photographed the act, was dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military jail. The crucifix was replaced by a new statue donated by soldiers of UNIFIL’s Italian contingent. The Israeli military also delivered a replacement statue following the incident, although it was smaller and styled differently from the original. Lebanese media published photos showing that the statue donated by the UN peacekeepers more closely resembles the original statue. The statue delivered by the IDF was also seen in photos being carried by members of the community, apparently being moved elsewhere.
…repeatedly used civilian homes and churches for its terror activities. In recent weeks, it also fired toward Israel from the vicinity of the monastery compound in Yaroun. IDF operations in the area targeted Hezbollah infrastructure while taking measures to ensure the monastery and other religious sites remained unharmed. We expect an immediate, public and clear correction of this claim. Israel will continue to protect holy sites and religious communities of all faiths without compromise. |
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