The Israeli military announced it had destroyed Hezbollah's “largest precision-guided missile production facility” as parliamentarians vowed the terrorist group would “fight and resist” any attack on Lebanon.
The announcement from the Israel Defense Forces came as the two countries signed a cease-fire agreement, which entered its third day on Friday. The 60-day first phase of the agreement would see Hezbollah and Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon and the Lebanese army intervene.
“Hezbollah's largest precision-guided missile production facility, 1.4 km wide and 70 meters underground, was attacked and dismantled by IAF fighter jets,” the Israel Defense Forces announced earlier this week.
It added: “Precision-guided missiles and surface-to-surface missiles are just a few components of Hezbollah's formidable arsenal manufactured here near the Syria-Lebanon border.”
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A Hezbollah missile manufacturing facility that the Israel Defense Forces says it has destroyed in Lebanon. (IDF)
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told reporters Thursday that Hezbollah will work with the military to implement the ceasefire, according to the Associated Press. But he added that the military is not capable of defending Lebanon from Israel, a role Hezbollah has long claimed. He said the group would continue in its role.
“If Israel attacks, who can say we will be watching?” Fadlallah said. “When Israel attacks our country, we fight and resist. This is our right.”
Lebanon has been in the grip of a financial crisis since 2019, causing soldiers in the military to quit their jobs or take on additional jobs to pay their living expenses, according to the Associated Press. Nevertheless, the purpose of the agreement is for Lebanon to further increase its strength and deploy an additional 10,000 troops south of the Litani River.
The international community pledged $1 billion to Lebanon at a donor conference in Paris last month, including $800 million in humanitarian aid and $200 million in military support. But aid groups say the money has not materialized yet.
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Israeli soldiers ride in a military vehicle near the Israel-Lebanon border on Wednesday, November 27. (Reuters/Ronen Zvrun)
The Israel Defense Forces continued to warn Lebanese residents on Friday to stay away from border areas where Israeli troops are still present since a ground operation in early October.
“The IDF has no intention of targeting you, so at this stage you are prohibited from returning to your homes south of this line until further notice,” IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichai Adlai told X. I wrote it like this. Post a map Area along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
On Thursday, November 28, Yara Surour, 4, who returned with her family to the village of Hanoie in southern Lebanon, sits with a photo album in her hand in front of her grandparents' destroyed home. (AP/Hussein Mara)
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“Anyone traveling south of this line will be at risk,” he added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
