The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including a launcher and a tunnel shaft in the Mahmudiyah area, the military announced on Wednesday.
The IDF said the presence of the infrastructure in the area violates understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
“The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel,” the military added.
One reportedly killed in Lebanese town hall
Ibrahim Salameh, a municipal employee who was sleeping in the local town hall, was killed during the IDF operation, Lebanese state media said.
According to Reuters, the IDF confirmed the incident, saying that it had opened fire overnight during its operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern Lebanese town of Blida.
Lebanon's army has deployed to the area but its media did not have further details to share. The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon did not immediately have further details on the incident.
"During the procedures, an immediate threat against the troops was identified, and they fired to remove it," an IDF spokesperson said to Reuters, adding that the incident was under review.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun instructed the local army to "confront any Israeli invasion in southern Lebanon."
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the incident, calling it "a blatant attack on the institutions and sovereignty of the Lebanese state."
This is a developing story.