Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Friday that the Israeli military identified what it described as new evidence of Hezbollah using ambulances and civilian infrastructure for military purposes in southern Lebanon.
In a series of posts published on X, Adraee alleged that Hezbollah has “repeatedly and systematically” used medical vehicles, including ambulances, to transport fighters and weapons, warning that such practices could undermine the protections granted to medical services under international law.
According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), troops from the Golani Brigade recently conducted operations in the Qantara area, where they said they discovered an ambulance allegedly used to conceal weapons, including explosive devices, mortar shells, ammunition magazines, and a grenade. The military added that the operation followed an encounter with armed individuals it described as militants who had violated a ceasefire.
In a separate incident cited by the army, forces from the 7th Brigade engaged a Hezbollah operative near an ambulance. The individual, who the IDF said was armed with an RPG launcher, was killed during the exchange. The military claimed that weapons were later found inside the vehicle.
Adraee also said that surveillance footage showed individuals fleeing Israeli airstrikes and later being transported by ambulance while concealed on stretchers inside body bags.
In a separate statement issued a day earlier, the IDF said it had uncovered what it described as an underground Hezbollah command center beneath a clothing shop in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam. According to the military, the site included a tunnel approximately 25 meters deep, as well as rooms allegedly used for operational planning and combat management.
The army said Hezbollah embeds military infrastructure within civilian areas, arguing that such tactics place Lebanese civilians at risk. It said operations would continue to dismantle what it described as militant infrastructure in south Lebanon.
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