The IDF targets Hezbollah’s supply routes, aiming to disrupt arms transfers and weaken the militant group’s operational capabilities.
Jerusalem [Israel], December 28: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out targeted strikes on Friday morning against weapons transfer infrastructure at the Janta crossing along the Syria-Lebanon border.
According to the IDF, the attacked sites were being used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The operation is part of an ongoing campaign to disrupt Hezbollah’s supply routes and prevent the militant group from re-establishing its arms smuggling networks.
“These attacks are another part of the IDF’s effort to hinder the transfer of weapons from Syrian territory to Lebanese territory and to make it difficult for the terrorist organization Hezbollah to rehabilitate the axis of the transfer of weapons,” the IDF stated.
This operation follows earlier efforts, including the assassination of Muhammad Jafar Katzir, the commander of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, in Beirut in early October. Katzir’s designated successor, Ali Hassan Harib, was also eliminated weeks later in Damascus. Both leaders played pivotal roles in coordinating arms transfers for Hezbollah.
The IDF noted that these targeted strikes are part of a broader strategy to weaken Hezbollah’s operational infrastructure and prevent further attacks on Israeli territory.
As tensions remain high in the region, Israel continues to monitor and address threats emerging from the Syria-Lebanon corridor.
