The IDF stated that air force jets struck targets in the area of the Lebanese towns of Labbouneh, Ramyeh, and Ayta ash Shab, destroying several Hezbollah infrastructure facilities.
Some 40 Hamas terrorists were killed over the past 24 hours in ground battles with troops and Israeli airstrikes.
No casualties or structural damage was caused, as per Israeli media. The IDF struck targets in Lebanon in response to the anti-tank fire.
The IDF clarified that the Air Force's air defense systems' operational preparedness was not harmed due to the attack.
After a year and a half on the ground preparing for operational service Sky Dew finally launched on Sunday morning.
Some of the first IAF craft to arrive in the Gaza area and its surrounding communities was at around 7:30 a.m. when UAVs were sent to the scene.
"The Zionist enemy must prepare and know Hezbollah plans to respond with heavy fire deep into the country," a journalist close to Hezbollah was quoted as saying.
The IDF spokesperson appeared to directly address Struck's claims, stating in a Sunday evening briefing that "there has been no incident in which a ground force was not backed up."
The explosive devices had been prepared ahead of the soldiers' expected arrival and were safely neutralized.
The suspected teenager was driving a stolen car when he struck Major Yonatan Nahon earlier this month near his residence in the state of Washington.
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