Hezbollah has taken control of the Christian village Qawzah in southern Lebanon as a base to launch rockets and anti-tank missiles at Israel and IDF troops, the military revealed on Tuesday afternoon.
This is not the first time that Israel has exposed Hezbollah's attempts to use Christian villages as human shields on the assumption that operating from civilian areas "grants it protection it from IDF strikes," the IDF noted, adding that it had previously revealed Hezbollah's operations beneath a church in an additional village in the region.
Also on Tuesday, the IDF said it had located and destroyed an observation post used to monitor Israel's military operations in southern Lebanon, as well as having detained a Hezbollah terrorist found observing Israeli soldiers, before transferring them for further questioning.
Further, the military said it had killed dozens of terrorists operating in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours.
Soldiers from the IDF's Givati Brigade, under command of Division 91, killed six Hezbollah terrorists as they "continue to expand targeted ground operations to protect residents of the north." No injuries to Israeli forces were reported.
On Sunday, while searching for infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, troops from the 869th Collection Unit identified two terrorists firing at IDF forces operating in the area. The forces, as well as IDF tanks responded fire and killed the two with the help of the Israel Air Force.
Additionally, troops from the 7th and Golani Brigades, operating under the 36th Division, located and destroyed numerous weapons and terrorist infrastructure. Over the past few days, the military launched over 700 shells at Hezbollah targets.
IDF destroys over 180 Hezbollah rocket launchers
Additionally, the military said that since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, it has destroyed over 180 rocket launchers across Lebanon.
During recent operations in southern Lebanon, soldiers of the IDF's 146th Division located and destroyed dozens of loaded, ready to fire rocket launchers pointed toward Israel in the Ramiyah area.
Moreover, the soldiers, alonside the IAF, dismantled dozens of terror infrastructure sites, including anti-tank missile launchers, observation posts, underground tunnel shafts, weapon storage facilities, and Hezbollah-affiliated apartments.
Hezbollah continues to launch drones, rockets at Israeli territory
As Hezbollah continues to launch waves of drones and rockets at Israeli territory, northern residents spend most of the night in their safe rooms and bomb shelters because of the consistent fire.
At its height in Fall of 2024, Hezbollah was launching around 100-250 rockets and drones towards Israel per day.
On March 22, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to destroy all bridges over the Litani River.
IDF issues evacuation order for Beirut residents
The IDF issued an urgent evacuation warning to residents of Beirut's southern suburbs in a Tuesday post to X/Twitter, specifying the Ghobeiry neighborhood as a target.
"For everyone present in the building marked in red as shown on the map and the adjacent buildings: You are located near a facility affiliated with Hezbollah," the post read.
"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you are required to evacuate these buildings immediately and stay away from them for a distance of at least 300 meters as shown on the map."
Qatar: Israel's attacks on Lebanon are violation of international law
Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called Israel's attacks and intention to establish a buffer zone within southern Lebanon a "violation of international law," urging for deescalation in the region.
Further, it stressed that Qatar opposes Iranian attacks on vital and civilian infrastructure, which "threaten all countries in the region."