IDF striking Beirut on a 'large scale' in final maneuvres before ceasefire agreement

The IDF also eliminated a Hezbollah commando cell in southern Lebanon through targeted raids.

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, November 25, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, November 25, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF launched a "large scale" attack on Beirut on Tuesday afternoon, the military announced, hours before a ceasefire is expected to be announced.

The IDF struck 20 targets across Beirut, including 13 in Dahiyeh, Hezbollah's stronghold of support.

The targets included aerial defense units, an intelligence center, command and control centers, weapons storage facilities, artillery storage, and terror infrastructure sites.

The seven targets outside of Dahiyeh were parts of Hezbollah's financial infrastructure, including headquarters, storage facilities, and branches of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association (AQAH), which Hezbollah uses to collect, store and launder its funds. 

The IDF has stepped up its attacks against AQAH as a means of disabling Hezbollah's financial infrastructure and overall crippling their ability to buy weapons and finance terror.

 IDF troops operating in the Litani River area in Lebanon for first time in over two decades. November 26, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operating in the Litani River area in Lebanon for first time in over two decades. November 26, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Targeted raids

The IDF also eliminated a Hezbollah commando cell in southern Lebanon through targeted raids.

The cell was reportedly responsible for launching attacks on northern Israel, including Metula.

During the operation, they located, seized, and destroyed long-range anti-tank missiles, a vehicle equipped with a mobile rocket launcher, launchers aimed at northern Israeli communities, grenades, and additional military equipment left behind by Hezbollah.

The IDF also launched attacks on around 20 rocket launchers, which fired on the Galilee and Haifa Bay area on Tuesday afternoon.

This is a developing story.