IDF strikes Hamas and Hezbollah

In Gaza, Hamas still refuses to disarm, exactly as required under the Second Phase of the Trump Plan. And in Lebanon, Hezbollah hasn't turned over its weapons to the Lebanese Army, despite being obligated to do so under the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. 

Sounds dangerous to Israel, if you think about it.

As a result, Israel has kept up its attacks on Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both to preempt strikes and to respond to them. More on the IDF's relentless campaign against these two terror groups can be found here: “After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon,” by Sam Halpern and James Genn, Jerusalem Post, January 5, 2026:

After warning of imminent attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure on Monday, the IDF began striking Hezbollah and Hamas terror targets in Lebanon, the military said.

The IDF said the strikes, which were carried out north of the Litani River, stopped attempts to rebuild terrorist infrastructure in the area.

The attack comprised four strikes, and two subterranean Hezbollah structures were among the infrastructure targeted, the army said.

The initial announcement warning of the strikes, made by IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee on X, identified locations in the towns of Kfar Hatta and Ain Al-Tinah as the targets.

Adraee said action would be taken in response to attempts by Hezbollah to reestablish its activities in the area. It did not mention that Hamas targets were among those that would be hit.

Adraee's post on X included maps of the imminent strike sites, with the target zones shaded in red.

"We urge the residents of the buildings marked in red in the attached maps and the buildings adjacent to them: You are located near buildings used by Hezbollah, and for your safety, you are required to evacuate them immediately and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 meters," he said.

"Remaining in the area of the marked buildings puts you in danger."…As usual, the IDF warns civilians before striking, sometimes with leaflets, text messages, or robocalls. In this case, they posted maps on social media pinpointing exactly what locations they would hit north of the Litani River in Lebanon. They always try to minimize civilian casualties, while Hamas and Hezbollah do everything they can to maximize them.

This Israeli action in Lebanon follows Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis, in Jerusalem on Sunday to discuss regional security and Lebanon’s future.

"I reiterated the importance of Hezbollah’s disarmament for both Israel's security and Lebanon’s future," Sa'ar said.

"Efforts have been made in this regard by the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces, but they are far from sufficient, among other things, in light of Hezbollah's efforts to rearm and rebuild, with Iranian support."…

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Until recently, the Lebanese Armed Forces were too weak to confront Hezbollah, but two major developments flipped the script. First, Hezbollah is far weaker than ever before, courtesy of the IDF, which took out the group's charismatic leader Hassan Nasrallah and his successor Hashem Safieddine, eliminated 4,000 Hezbollah members, severely wounded 3,800 others with those infamous and wonderful exploding pagers, and destroyed 80% of their rocket and missile arsenal. Second, the Lebanese Armed Forces have received hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons from the Americans in the past year.

The moral here is simple: In the ranks of the ever-vigilant IDF, whether they're hitting Hezbollah in Lebanon or Hamas in Gaza, there's no rest for the weary. Or as the Good Book puts it: He that watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. It's a lesson these terrorists just can't seem to grasp.

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After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts hits Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon

In the ongoing saga of the Middle East, where ceasefires are treated as mere pauses for rearmament by those who have never truly accepted peace, the Israel Defense Forces have once again demonstrated a restraint and precision that stands in stark contrast to the cynicism of their adversaries.

Having issued clear warnings to civilians, the IDF proceeded with strikes on Hezbollah and Hamas targets across Lebanon. Earlier, it had confirmed the elimination of two Hezbollah operatives in al-Jumayjimah in southern Lebanon on Sunday—individuals actively engaged in rebuilding the terror group's infrastructure, in what the military rightly described as a "blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon."

On Monday, following advance notice of imminent action against Hezbollah sites, the IDF extended its operations to include both Hezbollah and Hamas facilities, some located north of the Litani River. Among the targets were subterranean structures used by Hezbollah. The warnings, delivered by the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee via maps highlighting affected zones in red, were unequivocal:

"We urge the residents of the buildings marked in red in the attached maps and the buildings adjacent to them: You are located near buildings used by Hezbollah, and for your safety, you are required to evacuate them immediately and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 meters."

"Remaining in the area of the marked buildings puts you in danger."

This is the sort of meticulous effort to spare non-combatants that one rarely sees from those who embed their arsenals in civilian areas, deliberately courting tragedy for propaganda purposes.Similar operations in recent days have seen the IDF neutralise a Hezbollah terrorist in al-Khiyam and destroy sites including a Radwan Force training facility and weapons depots.

In Gaza, the IDF struck a Hamas operative planning an imminent attack on troops, employing precise munitions and surveillance to minimize civilian harm, in line with the ceasefire. Later, another terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line, posing an immediate threat, was eliminated by airstrike.

These actions followed a meeting in Jerusalem where Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Sa'ar was forthright:"I reiterated the importance of Hezbollah’s disarmament for both Israel’s security and Lebanon’s future."

"Efforts have been made in this regard by the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces, but they are far from sufficient, among other things, in light of Hezbollah’s efforts to rearm and rebuild, with Iranian support."

Even Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has urged the terror group to relinquish its arms, insisting: "The weapons should be at the disposal of all Lebanese, under a decision by the Lebanese government."

"Contrary to rumors, no one intends to throw them into the sea or hand them over to Israel."Yet the reality on the ground suggests that Hezbollah, backed by Tehran, has little intention of complying.

Separately, on Sunday night the IDF intercepted a drone attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles across the Egyptian border, a reminder that the threats to Israel's security come from multiple directions.

And in a more mundane note amid these tensions, a soldier was seriously injured in an operational accident at a northern base.

What we witness here is Israel acting with calibrated force to enforce a fragile truce that its enemies exploit at every turn. It is a pattern all too familiar: one side warns civilians and targets only military assets; the other hides behind them. Until the international community insists on genuine disarmament and accountability, this cycle will persist.

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