The Israeli military announced on Sunday that its troops recently uncovered two caches of weapons and military equipment in southern Lebanon, both located within a short distance of United Nations posts.
According to the IDF, soldiers from the 'Oded' (9th) Brigade Combat Team operating in the area of Meiss El Jabal discovered one stockpile inside a civilian home roughly 200 meters from a UN post, and a second in a storage facility about 100 meters from another UN position.
The military said the seized items included Kalashnikov rifles, RPG launchers and rockets, a PK machine gun, fragmentation grenades, an explosive device, ammunition, and communications and surveillance equipment.
The weapons were found stored alongside boxes of humanitarian aid, as well as emblems of the Amal and Hezbollah organizations, which Israel designates as terrorist groups.
In a separate operation in the area of Et Tiri, troops from the Kfir Brigade Combat Team located an apartment that the IDF said Hezbollah had been using for military purposes, approximately 250 meters from a UN post.
Inside the apartment, soldiers found surveillance equipment, combat gear, living supplies and Hezbollah emblems, the military said.
Both brigades are operating under the 91st Division in the security zone in southern Lebanon.
The military said the discoveries were further evidence that UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, had failed in its mission, and accused terrorist groups of cynically exploiting the force's inaction.
The IDF added that it would not allow Hezbollah to harm Israeli civilians or soldiers, and said it would continue working to remove threats while remaining committed to the ceasefire agreement.
