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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Operative, Signs Lebanon Pullout Deal

7/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

IDF said an airstrike killed a Hezbollah operative from a tunnel at Taher ridge and will keep operating there to stop exits.
Female artillery troops were ordered to vacate quarters for ultra-Orthodox soldiers during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to south-Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement for disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal.
President Joseph Aoun said government entered talks to secure Israel’s pullout and will not cede territory.

History

Historical Context

Israel pulled out in 2000 after a 22-year, roughly 1,000-troop occupation; the UN confirmed the withdrawal on 16 June, ending the South Lebanon Army’s control and boosting Hezbollah’s standing. The unresolved Shebaa Farms border and the 2000-era buffer zone now frame today’s IDF airstrikes on Hezbollah tunnels and Netanyahu’s call to replace female artillery units with ultra-Orthodox soldiers.

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Story summary

IDF said an airstrike killed a Hezbollah operative from a tunnel at Taher ridge and will keep operating there to stop exits.
Female artillery troops were ordered to vacate quarters for ultra-Orthodox soldiers during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to south-Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement for disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal.
President Joseph Aoun said government entered talks to secure Israel’s pullout and will not cede territory.

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