The IDF located and destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher located inside a school compound in the Tir Zibneh area in southern Lebanon, the military said on Friday.
The IDF explained that it identified a Hezbollah truck entering the premises and tracked the trajectory of one of the latest rocket barrages to a launcher placed inside the school compound.
"The IDF views with severity the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s cynical use of civilian infrastructure for military activity and will continue to operate against the organization’s military infrastructure in accordance with international law to defend the State of Israel," the military said.
The IDF also said that it had killed more than 1400 Hezbollah terrorists during the current operation in southern Lebanon, with air, ground, and naval forces involved in locating and eliminating the Hezbollah targets.
In addition, almost 4000 infrastructures were located and dismantled by soldiers from the IDF's 36th, 91st, 98th, 146th, and 162nd Divisions, with more than 1250 weapons, ammunition, and rockets located.
According to the military's statement, on Friday, there were more than 120 infrastructure targets destroyed by the Israel Air Force.
Later on Friday, the military shared footage of the 401st Brigade of the Armored Corps destroying a loaded Hezbollah launcher in southern Lebanon that was pointed at Israel.
"The fighters are deepening the damage to Hezbollah formations, eliminating terrorists, locating and destroying terror infrastructure and weapons," the military said.
IDF raids Hezbollah compound, underground tunnel
In another operation, the IDF raided a Hezbollah compound where weapons and ammunition were being stored, while soldiers located an underground shaft in the site.
Along with the weapons destroyed, there were anti-tank rockets used by the terror organization to target both Israeli forces and border communities in northern Israel.
In an earlier Friday statement, the military revealed that it had killed several Hezbollah terrorists thanks to the colaboration of ground and air forces.
"Over the past week alone, more than 40 terrorists have been eliminated and over 50 terrorist infrastructures have been destroyed under the direction of the division," the IDF said.