Jerusalem, 25 December, 2024 (TPS-IL) -- Soldiers seized more than 85,000 items of loot from Hezbollah since entering Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday.
Forces operated in more than 30 villages across southern Lebanon, where weapons caches, rocket launchers and tunnel shafts were repeatedly found in and around civilian areas.
“The weapons confiscated were used by Hezbollah and were intended to harm the citizens of the State of Israel, as part of the plan to ‘conquer the Galilee,'” the IDF said.
The army’s breakdown of captured weapons included 6,840 RPG rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles and launchers; 340 Russian-made Kornet anti-tank missiles and launchers; 20 vehicles, including jeeps and pickup trucks; 9,000 explosives; 60 anti-aircraft missiles; 60,800 electronic devices such as phones, laptops, and communication devices; 2,250 missiles and shells; 2,700 light weapons and 2,860 other misc. weapons.