Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Tayr Debba, in southern Lebanon's Sour district, on Nov. 6, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
The Lebanese Army rebutted the claim circulated by Israeli media outlet Ynet regarding it being privy to the building of new Hezbollah infrastructure south of the Litani river. "What is circulating in Israeli media is completely false and not true. I really doubt Hezbollah would be able to do anything anymore," the same source insisted.
For her part, UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told L'Orient Today Friday that "under resolution 1701, UNIFIL operates south of the Litani river, so we only monitor and report on what is happening in that area."
"Since the cease-fire came into effect on Nov. 27, 2024, peacekeepers have discovered over 360 weapons caches and unauthorized military infrastructure sites, none of which appear to be new," Ardiel added. "We have referred all of these to the Lebanese Army."
'A lesson from the last war'
Ynet also claimed that "Hezbollah has adapted to the new reality, and as a lesson from the last war, it is developing simple and cheap weapons inside the Lebanese capital, such as drones, which the [Israeli army] will have difficulty intercepting. An [Israeli army] attack on Beirut could undermine it — but as of this moment, the [Israeli army] is not yet doing so."
Hezbollah emerged significantly weakened last year after more than a year of cross-border fighting with Israel turned into a full-scale war before a cease-fire was called for on Nov. 27. Despite this, Israel has attacked southern Lebanon almost daily, with frequent attacks on the Bekaa as well.
On Friday, Israeli artillery fired several missiles at the village of Shihine (Sour) in southern Lebanon," according to our correspondent in the south. The Israeli army also fired on the outskirts of Khiam (Marjayoun) from the the Lebanese hilltop it occupies known as "Tallet Hamames," reports our correspondent.
An Israeli drone also fired a stun grenade toward a shepherd in Marj al-Khiam (Marjayoun), with no injuries reported, according to our correspondent.
The commander of the Northern Command, Rafi Milo, also according to Ynet, told residents that "we will not allow Hezbollah to establish itself and organize within our borders, we will not allow it to recover. We will continue to attack and operate in the security area and at the front, as a barrier to the residents, and most importantly, we will continue to monitor every threat we see and act against it."
"At the same time, a draft attack plan was prepared by the Air Force, the Intelligence Branch, and the Northern Command, for what is defined as the weakening of Hezbollah. Such an event could take place in two cases: a decision by a political echelon or a change in the equation on the part of Hezbollah, as soon as it decides to respond to [Israeli army] attacks," Ynet reported.
This comes a day after Israel announced threatening evacuation orders for residents in five different villages across four districts in southern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, followed by a series of strikes that pounded the targeted areas at an unprecedented scaled since the November cease-fire.
The Israeli army, as it usually does, claimed to be targeting Hezbollah infrastructure but failed to provide any evidence to back up its claims. The Lebanese Army stated in last month's report on the progress toward disarming Hezbollah that the process was 80 percent complete south of the Litani River.
