IDF pushes through in Gaza, pounds Hezbollah in Lebanon

The military noted it first conducted aerial strikes on targets, among which were weapons storage facilities, military compounds, and underground terror infrastructure.

 Israeli tanks manoeuvre near the Gaza border, in Israel, June 5, 2024 (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
Israeli tanks manoeuvre near the Gaza border, in Israel, June 5, 2024
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Guided by precise intelligence information, IDF troops operated in el Bureij and Deir al Balah areas of the Gaza Strip, both above and underground, the military said on Wednesday. 

The military noted it first conducted aerial strikes on targets, among which were weapons storage facilities, military compounds, and underground terror infrastructure. During these activities, Hamas terrorists were killed. 

In parallel, forces began operating in Bureij and eastern Deir al Balah areas to destroy terror infrastructure, positioned some kilometers from the Israeli border, both above and underground. 

In Rafah, the IDF said troops continued activities, finding weapons and killing terrorists who posed a threat to the forces. 

In the center of Gaza, IAF jets killed a sniper who was located near the troops. In a different incident, soldiers recognized a terror squad operating in the area, which was subsequently eliminated by an aircraft.  

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 5, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 5, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in five locations in southern Lebanon

Overnight, Israel Air Force (IAF) jets struck Hezbollah terror targets in five different locations in southern Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday.

In the areas of Zibqin and Ayta ash Shab, the aircraft targeted two Hezbollah launchers, and in the areas of Odaisseh, Blida, and Markaba, they struck three Hezbollah military structures. 

IAF jets strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. June 5, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit).
Later on Wednesday, the military said that following hostile aircraft intrusion alerts that had sounded in Israel's North, it had intercepted a suspicious aerial target above Metulla.