Strikes in Lebanon (archive)
Strikes in Lebanon (archive)Aziz Taher/Reuters

The IAF, with the direction of IDF intelligence, struck multiple Hezbollah terrorist targets in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon overnight Thursday that posed a threat to the Israeli Home Front and IDF troops, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed on Friday morning.

According to the statement, the targets that were struck include a Hezbollah terrorist site containing underground infrastructure, used to develop and manufacture weaponry and additional terrorist infrastructure sites on the Syrian-Lebanese border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weaponry into Lebanon.

The IDF also stated, “The Hezbollah surveillance UAV that approached Israeli territory from Lebanon and was intercepted by the IAF yesterday represents a breach of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF continues to remain committed to the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, and will not permit any terrorist activity of this kind.”

“The IDF remains deployed in southern Lebanon and will operate to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel and IDF troops,” said the IDF.

Earlier, Lebanese media reported of Israeli strikes deep in Lebanese territory, in areas known to be serving as smuggling routes from Syria to Hezbollah.

Al-Manar TV, which is identified with Hezbollah, reported an Israeli strike on the Lebanon-Syria border, in the area of the village of Al-Qusayr.

Other media outlets reported additional strikes in the area of the village of Janta, in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country.

On Sunday, the White House announced that the arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025.

While the original 60-day ceasefire expired on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office stated two days earlier that the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon would be delayed, citing the fact that the ceasefire agreement has yet to be fully enforced by Lebanon.

The White House sided with Israel, saying later on Friday that a “short, temporary ceasefire extension is urgently needed” in Lebanon.