The IDF conducted targeted operations in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing itself in the area, the military confirmed on Wednesday.

This included killing terrorists and destroying Hezbollah infrastructure at different points in southern Lebanon.

Reservists identified a compound in the Jabal Blat ridge that contained weapons and served as a firing position, which was dismantled by the soldiers.

In another operation, soldiers located weapons hidden in the Lavona area in southern Lebanon, including a multi-barrel launcher, machine guns, and explosives. An underground facility used to store weapons was also identified and destroyed.

Additionally, the IDF said it killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, who directed Hezbollah rocket attacks against Israel as part of Hezbollah's Badr Unit.

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.
IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Muzhir facilitated numerous attacks targeting Israel, as well as efforts to rehabilitate Hezbollah's artillery in southern Lebanon.

His actions violated the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the military added.

IDF soldiers continued to operate against Hamas and other terror organizations in the Gaza Strip, specifically striking over 100 terror targets, the military stated. 

Over 100 targets struck across Gaza in past day 

Over the past day, the Israel Air Force struck over 100 terror targets across Gaza.

The military said this included terrorists, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, anti-tank missile launch posts, tunnels, and other sites.

In northern Gaza, soldiers killed terrorists and located weapons. In the past day, they located and dismantled a cache of explosive devices and landmines hidden in a civilian structure, the IDF said.

Soldiers also killed members of a terrorist cell, dismantled military structures used for terrorist purposes, and struck a Hamas weapons facility site.

The IDF said that soldiers also identified and eliminated a terrorist cell in southern Gaza, as well as terror infrastructure in the Rafah area.