IDF strikes Hezbollah's advanced Pantsir missile system, terrorists in Lebanon

The IDF said it is operating in accordance with the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, which was enacted in late November. 

IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists transferring weapons in the area of Bani Haiyyan in southern Lebanon, January 1, 2025 (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit).

Israel struck and destroyed a Pantsir missile system in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, a source familiar with the action confirmed to Israeli public broadcaster KAN.

The strike was conducted within the framework of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, the source told KAN.

The Pantsir system, which bears the NATO reporting name of SA-22 Greyhound, is a mobile air defense system equipped with missiles and radar capabilities. It has also been used in Syria and Libya.

Earlier, shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, the IDF reported that Israel Air Force struck a weapons storage facility, where IDF soldiers identified Hezbollah terrorists moving weapons into a nearby truck in Bani Haiyyan in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. 

The IDF said it is operating in accordance with the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon, which was enacted in late November. 

 IDF troops in Brigade 769 operate in southern Lebanon, December 31, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops in Brigade 769 operate in southern Lebanon, December 31, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Additionally, it said it will "operate against any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens."

Destroying a concealed weapons storage facility 

IDF Golani soldiers and Erez Program troops, under the command of Brigade 769 in the Saluki region of southern Lebanon, located and destroyed a concealed weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon, which contained rocket launchers, missiles, and explosive devices, the IDF announced Tuesday. 

In another raid on Hezbollah infrastructure on Tuesday, IDF troops discovered missile launchers, explosive material, dozens of AK-47 rifles, grenades, wire-guided missiles, mines, surveillance equipment, incendiary devices, and tactical combat gear.