The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed carrying out airstrikes in southern Lebanon a short while ago, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in the Nabatieh area. The strikes occurred within the reporting window of 12:03:59 PM to 1:03:59 PM UTC on October 20th, 2025. The IDF stated that the Hezbollah terror organization continues its attempts to rebuild terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon, and that such activity violates understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The impact sites were located in the vicinity of 33.377973, 35.539343; 33.382177, 35.539624; and 33.376994, 35.538143, in an area identified as 9GHQ+5PP Dimachqiyeh, Lebanon. According to the IDF's statement, the presence of terror infrastructure and the activity of the Hezbollah terror organization in the Nabatieh area constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The strikes were confirmed via geo-located coordinates and a statement from the IDF, which was shared on Twitter by [@GeoConfirmed](https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed). These strikes follow a period of heightened tensions along the Gaza border, where earlier today, the IDF reported engaging and firing upon two separate groups of Palestinian terror operatives who crossed the "Yellow Line" in the Shejaiya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City. These operatives were stated to pose an "imminent threat" to troops. In a similar incident, the IDF eliminated an armed terrorist cell that approached IDF forces in the Beit Lahia area of the northern Gaza Strip. Earlier this morning, Israel also reopened the Kerem Shalom and Kisufim crossings for aid trucks into Gaza.
