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Israel Reports Striking Four Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings
Israel Reports Striking Four Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck four border crossings on the Syrian-Lebanese border that it said were being used by Lebanese Hezbollah movement forces to smuggle weapons.
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"A short while ago, the IDF struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon Border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons in the area of Hermel," the IDF said in a statement on Telegram. Israeli forces also noted that in an additional strike on Wednesday in the area of Sidon, the IDF eliminated Muhammad Awasha, whom it called "a key Hezbollah weapons smuggler."The IDF also reported new strikes on Hezbollah's weapons storage sites in Lebanon."A short while ago, the IDF struck terror infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah in several areas in southern Lebanon. As part of the strikes, the IDF struck weapon storage facilities and an underground site used for storing Hezbollah's weapons in Lebanon," the IDF stated on Telegram.It said that the infrastructure sites were located in civilian areas."The infrastructure sites struck were located in the center of civilian areas. This is yet another example of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's strategy to cynically use and brutally exploit Lebanese civilians as human shields by operating out of civilian areas," the IDF reported.The Israeli military also emphasized that, "prior to the strikes, steps were made to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions, advanced warnings to the population in the area, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence."
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Israel Reports Striking Four Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings
03:38 GMT 22.01.2026 (Updated: 07:44 GMT 22.01.2026) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reported that it struck four border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, which it said were used by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement to smuggle weapons.
"A short while ago, the IDF struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon Border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons in the area of Hermel," the IDF said in a statement on Telegram.
Israeli forces also noted that in an additional strike on Wednesday in the area of Sidon, the IDF eliminated Muhammad Awasha, whom it called "a key Hezbollah weapons smuggler."
The IDF also reported new strikes on Hezbollah's weapons storage sites in Lebanon.
"A short while ago, the IDF struck terror infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah in several areas in southern Lebanon. As part of the strikes, the IDF struck weapon storage facilities and an underground site used for storing Hezbollah's weapons in Lebanon," the IDF stated on Telegram.
It said that the infrastructure sites were located in civilian areas.
"The infrastructure sites struck were located in the center of civilian areas. This is yet another example of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's strategy to cynically use and brutally exploit Lebanese civilians as human shields by operating out of civilian areas," the IDF reported.
The Israeli military also emphasized that, "prior to the strikes, steps were made to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions, advanced warnings to the population in the area, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence."
