The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that two people killed in a drone strike in southern Lebanon the day before were Hezbollah operatives working to rebuild the terror group’s infrastructure.

Lebanon’s health ministry had also reported two dead in the strike that targeted a car driving near the town of Jmaijmeh — located some eight kilometers from the Israeli border.

The IDF said that the pair were involved in restoring Hezbollah infrastructure in the area, in violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

The military published footage of the strike.

Israel has been ramping up its military operations in Lebanon in recent weeks, amid reports it is considering a new wide-scale offensive targeting Hezbollah.

The US-brokered truce with Hezbollah in November 2024 came after two months of open conflict in Lebanon, including an IDF ground operation in the country’s south intended to enable the safe return of some 60,000 residents of northern Israel displaced by the terror group’s near-daily attacks that began in October 2023 — a day after........

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