Fresh off of Israel threatening to attack civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli ground troops launched multiple cross-border raids into Lebanon, destroying what they claimed were Hezbollah outposts.
Evidence that any of the targets, which were reportedly in the village of Rmieh and the adjacent village of Jabal Blat, was not offered, though the IDF did release grainy video of their attack on a building in the area.
They did, however, confirm a direct cross-border attack by Israeli troops against Lebanese soldiers near Sardah. The soldiers were reportedly constructing a military outpost near the Lebanese village when the Israeli forces decided to “stop the work.”
The Israeli Army statement claimed they contacted the Lebanese troops and issued a “warning” to them to stop, and when they didn’t they just shot at them. They accused the Lebanese Army of building the site in an “uncoordinated manner.”
The Lebanese Army, for their part, says that they have ordered the soldiers to continue to reinforce the post, remain there, and to return fire if the Israelis attack them again. So far, there haven’t been any further incidents reported since Tuesday.
Israel’s previous threats on Lebanon were couch as starting a new war if Hezbollah got involved in a potential US-Iran war. Hezbollah, for their part, has insisted they don’t intend to get involved in such a war if one occurs, though Israel continues attacking Lebanon on a near daily basis at any rate, and indeed they’ve hit Lebanon over 1,000 times since the 2024 ceasefire, despite Hezbollah not launching a single strike since that deal went into effect.
