The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced at approximately 3:30 PM UTC on December 4, 2025, the completion of a wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah weapon depots in the southern Lebanese villages of Jbaa, Mahrouna, Mjadel, and Baraachit, following evacuation warnings to residents, according to a statement reported by Mannie Fabian on X during the 29-minute reporting window ending at 3:46 PM UTC. The IDF stated the depots were placed in the heart of the civilian population and constituted a violation of understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The military described the sites as another example of Hezbollah's use of Lebanese civilians as human shields and operations from civilian areas, per the same report. In a related development within the same period, the Lebanese news site Al-Modun published exclusive documentation taken this morning showing a joint patrol by the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces near a Hezbollah position from which missiles were fired in preparation for a controlled explosion, according to a post by kaisos1987 on X. The location was not specified. This follows earlier IDF warnings issued around 1:45 PM UTC today urging evacuations from nearby southern Lebanese villages of Qontar and Ibl al-Saqi due to planned strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure, as previously reported.
