The Israeli Air Force early Saturday morning bombed hundreds of heavy engineering vehicles it said were being used by Hezbollah to restore its infrastructure in southern Lebanon, in an attack that reportedly killed one and was condemned by the Lebanese president.
“Once again, southern Lebanon has been the target of a heinous Israeli aggression against civilian installations — without justification or pretext,” Aoun said.
According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, more than 10 separate strikes were carried out, destroying some 300 vehicles, including bulldozers, excavators, and over 100 small Bobcat utility vehicles.
A Hezbollah weapons cache in the southern town of Ayta ash-Shab is blown up by the IDF, in a video issued on October 10, 2025.
Under the November 27, 2024, ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, weapons in south Lebanon were to be held only by the state, and the IDF was permitted to act against imminent threats by the terror group.
In an attack that claimed one life and was denounced by the president of Lebanon, the Israeli Air Force bombed hundreds of heavy engineering vehicles early on Saturday morning, claiming that Hezbollah was using them to repair its infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
According to an Israel Defense Forces statement, the airstrikes targeted Hezbollah locations where the terrorist organization was keeping large equipment “for rebuilding its terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon.”. “.”.
The Iran-backed terror group’s “location” of the heavy equipment and its operations violated the ceasefire agreement reached last November, according to the IDF, which also accused Hezbollah of acting in a way that “threatens Lebanese civilians and uses them as human shields.”.
The president of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, denounced Israel for the attacks.
“Israel has once again targeted civilian installations in southern Lebanon with a heinous aggression that has no pretext or justification,” Aoun said. The recent attack’s gravity stems from the fact that it follows the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. “”.
One person was killed and seven others were injured in an Israeli strike on the al-Msayleh region, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. A Syrian national who was passing by in a van carrying fruits and vegetables was the one killed, according to Lebanese media.
Around 300 vehicles, including bulldozers, excavators, and more than 100 small Bobcat utility vehicles, were destroyed in more than ten separate strikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon earlier this week killed a Hezbollah operative using an excavator. According to the IDF, the terrorist was killed while trying to repair Hezbollah terror infrastructure. “”.
In a separate development, the IDF said on Friday that troops had destroyed a building in Ayta ash-Shab, southern Lebanon, that housed a weapons cache used by the Hezbollah militia.
Reservists from the 300th “Baram” Regional Brigade reportedly scanned the building before dawn on Friday after receiving intelligence that Hezbollah was using it, according to the IDF.
Before detonating the building, the soldiers seized the weapons that were kept there, according to the army.
An October 10, 2025, video shows the IDF blowing up a Hezbollah weapons cache in the southern town of Ayta ash-Shab. (Israel Defense Forces).
Israel has launched nearly daily strikes against Hezbollah sites and operatives since the agreement to end the conflict, which started when Hezbollah began attacking Israeli communities and military installations after its Palestinian ally Hamas launched a terror attack in October 2023.
Under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, which was signed on November 27, 2024, only the state was allowed to possess weapons in south Lebanon, and the IDF was allowed to respond to the terror group’s immediate threats.
The IDF says it has carried out more than 500 airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon since the ceasefire started, killing more than 300 operatives and demolishing dozens of the terror group’s locations, alleging they broke the terms of the truce.
