Prior to the ceasefire in Lebanon coming into effect, Hezbollah's Operations Officer Jafar Ali Samaha was eliminated in an IAF strike in Beirut, eliminating much of the chain of command in Hezbollah's Aerial Unit, the military said on Wednesday.
Hezbollah's Aerial Unit, which was established under Iranian leadership, received drones, cruise missiles, and production components from Iran alongside training terrorists. The unit is responsible for numerous aerial attacks using drones to target Israel.
Since the beginning of the war and the ground operation in Lebanon, the Israel Air Force (IAF) conducted several strikes to dismantle the Aerial Unit's infrastructure. The IAF struck numerous assets, including over 150 drone launch positions, 20 weapons storage facilities, and 30 command centers. As such, 70% of the unit's stockpile of drones and cruise missiles were destroyed.
Overnight on Tuesday, the IAF conducted several precise strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
In these strikes, the IAF reportedly targeted Hezbollah command centers, launchers, weapons storage facilities, and other terrorist infrastructure.
The IDF noted that it struck sites in several localities, including Beirut, Tyre, and Nabatieh.
Some targets included a military structure used by Hezbollah's coast-to-sea missile unit in Beirut. Many of the targets belonged to Hezbollah's "Aziz" and "Bader" Units, as well as the Radwan Forces.
The IDF issued evacuation warnings on Tuesday for several buildings in Beirut suburbs, according to a statement from the IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, on X/Twitter.
#عاجل إلى جميع السكان المتواجدين في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها في المناطق التالية: برج البراجنةالغبيري⭕️أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على المدى الزمني… pic.twitter.com/Mcqxed0Ha5
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 26, 2024
"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate these buildings and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 meters, he wrote."
#عاجل إلى جميع السكان المتواجدين في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها في المناطق التالية: الليلكيشويفات العمروسية⭕️أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على المدى الزمني… pic.twitter.com/6Bpiz4e1Rm
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 26, 2024