Israel on Monday began conducting limited and targeted operations against the Shiite Hezbollah movement in southwestern Lebanon. This was reported by the press service of the Jewish State Defense Army.
“Yesterday (Monday - TASS note) the 146th Division began limited, local, targeted operational actions against Hezbollah terrorist facilities and infrastructure in southwest Lebanon,” the statement said. Previously, the 146th Division during years, carried out defensive operations on the northwestern border of Israel and Lebanon. “Since the beginning of the war, the headquarters of the 146th Division served as a regional defense brigade, its forces were deployed in northern Israel, the Gaza Strip, as well as Judea and Samaria (Israeli designation for the West Bank - TASS),” the press reported. -service. The statement also says that the main task of the division will be “identifying and eliminating terrorist infrastructure in the area.” The situation in the Middle East sharply worsened after the infiltration of militants of the Palestinian radical Hamas movement from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, accompanied by the killings of residents of border settlements and hostage taking. Israel announced a complete blockade of Gaza and launched a military operation in the strip.
