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IDF Intensifies Airstrikes, Targets Hezbollah in Lebanon

2/17/2026

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensified airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon to disrupt its Iran support.
The IDF says it has killed 12 Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad operatives since early February.
This includes four operatives killed on Monday.
The military says Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild infrastructure violate the November 2024 ceasefire.
These actions follow an Israeli campaign that weakened Hezbollah's leadership after the October 2023 attacks in southern Israel.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensified airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon to disrupt its Iran support.
The IDF says it has killed 12 Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad operatives since early February.
This includes four operatives killed on Monday.
The military says Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild infrastructure violate the November 2024 ceasefire.
These actions follow an Israeli campaign that weakened Hezbollah's leadership after the October 2023 attacks in southern Israel.