💥 IDF STRIKES HEZBOLLAH WEAPON DEPOTS AND AERIAL COMMANDERS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, ELIMINATES TERROR CELL IN NORTHERN GAZA, CONDUCTS US–ISRAEL NAVAL DRILL AS NETANYAHU REINFORCES IRAN RED LINES

💥 Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon: The Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the towns of Kfar Tebnit and Ain Qana, following IDF evacuation warnings.

The IDF said the strikes targeted several weapon depots and were carried out to prevent Hezbollah reestablishment attempts. According to the military, one of the facilities hit was "located in the heart of a civilian population," which it described as "another example of the cynical use by the Hezbollah terror organization of Lebanese civilians as human shields."

The military said steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including advance warnings to residents in the area. The IDF added that Hezbollah activity at the targeted sites "constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a threat to the State of Israel."

❌ Southern Lebanon strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure: The IDF confirmed that yesterday it struck in the area of Harouf in southern Lebanon, eliminating the terrorist Ali al-Hadi Mustafa al-Haqqani, a senior officer in Hezbollah’s aerial array. The IDF said al-Haqqani had recently been involved in efforts to rehabilitate military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah’s aerial defense array. In an additional strike carried out earlier today in the Ansariya area in southern Lebanon, the IDF eliminated a terrorist involved in attempts to rehabilitate Hezbollah military infrastructure.

❌ Northern Gaza incident near the Yellow Line: Earlier today, IDF troops operating in the northern Gaza Strip identified four terrorists operating adjacent to the Yellow Line who approached the troops, posing an imminent threat. According to the IDF, reservists of the Alexandroni Brigade eliminated the four in order to remove the threat.

⚓ US–Israel naval drill in the Red Sea after Eilat port visit: After departing Israel’s port city of Eilat, the US Navy said the American missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black conducted a routine maritime exercise with the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 5-class corvette INS Eilat in the Red Sea. 

US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), the naval component in US Central Command (CENTCOM), said the combined training demonstrated the strong military partnership between US 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy. NAVCENT said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer anchored at Eilat Port on Friday for a scheduled port visit before departing yesterday. According to the Israeli military, the destroyer’s arrival was pre-planned and part of ongoing cooperation between the IDF and the US military.

⚠️ Iran nuclear statement, regional warning, and Jordan position: 

▪️Ali Bagheri Kani, Deputy for International Affairs of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council: "Iranian officials have no intention of transferring enriched nuclear materials to any country, and the negotiations are not about such an issue at all".

▪️Kioumars Heydari, Deputy Commander of the Iranian General Staff (Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters): "If the Americans threaten Iran's security, neither the Zionist regime nor any other country supporting the U.S. will be secure".

▪️Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi: "I confirmed in a call with my Iranian counterpart that Jordan will not be a launching pad for any military action against Iran".

❗️Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a clear warning directed at Iran and hostile actors threatening Israel, signaling firm red-line enforcement.

“Anyone who attacks us will face consequences they cannot bear, and anyone who raises the slogan of destroying the State of Israel will pay a heavy price.”