Overnight, the IDF struck a loaded, ready-to-fire Hezbollah launcher in Qalawiyah, north of the IDF’s established Forward Defense Line in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Monday.
The launcher posed an immediate threat to Israeli troops and civilians and was destroyed in self-defense, the IDF stated.
The military asserted that during the ongoing temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, it will “continue to take the necessary measures in self-defense against threats, while ensuring the security of Israeli civilians and the soldiers deployed in the area.”
IDF issues warning for Lebanese civilians
On Monday morning, the IDF released a warning to civilians in southern Lebanon on X/Twitter, urging them not to move south of certain villages along the Forward Defense Line due to ongoing operations against Hezbollah.
Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, stated that, for safety reasons, Lebanese civilians are required to remain north of several villages until further notice.
Civilians are also forbidden from approaching the Litani River area, as Israeli forces maintain positions in the area during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire period, Adraee noted.