The IDF struck two Hezbollah-affiliated terrorists on Saturday in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed.
In a statement, the military announced that the terrorists were smuggling weapons for Hezbollah.
Later on Saturday, the military announced that it had killed a Hezbollah terrorist in the Baraashit area, also in southern Lebanon. The terrorist had been involved in rehabilitating infrastructure in the area for the terrorist organization.
This comes after the IDF carried out a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah on Thursday to pressure the terror organization to disarm.
The Israel Air Force attacked the Radwan Force's weapons storage facilities within several Lebanese villages directly, issuing three separate warnings to civilians in those villages to evacuate prior to the airstrikes.
According to IDF sources, Thursday’s attacks were not a prelude to returning to war, but they represent a different level of significance both to Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
IDF strikes in Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah rearmament
The airstrikes are intended to roll back progress Hezbollah has started to make in recent months in rebuilding its fighting capabilities, which could threaten Israel, and to pressure all parties in Lebanon to follow through on disarming Hezbollah, the sources said.
As reported by Reuters, Hezbollah declared that "while Lebanon was bound by a ceasefire, it was not obligated to be drawn into political negotiations with Israel," as an attempt to justify the terrorist group's actions.
Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo, the head of IDF Northern Command, on Thursday told regional leaders in the North: “We know we need to be determined to attack, to strike, and to destroy to keep Hezbollah weak.”
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.