Israeli Defense Forces reservists reported Hezbollah operatives posing as farmers and approaching IDF outposts at five points in southern Lebanon during the 29-minute period ending at 11:16 a.m. UTC on December 12, 2025, prompting Northern Command warnings of potential targeted attacks or infiltration, according to an X post by journalist Amir Bohbot. Bohbot cited Brigadier General Yuval Gaz and linked to a Walla news article detailing reservists' observations of Hezbollah intelligence-gathering near the outposts, while noting the political echelon's efforts to expand legitimacy for a broader attack in Lebanon, posted within the reporting window. A separate X post by Ben Tzion Macales during the same period described the five southern Lebanon outposts as part of Israel's expanded security control totaling 480 square kilometers, or 1.77% of its territory, also encompassing 53% of the Gaza Strip and Syria's UNDF buffer zone after weeks of fighting in the "Eighth Assembly War." Macales stated these positions serve as leverage for political-security changes, including potential withdrawals from southern Lebanon conditioned on Hezbollah disarmament by the group and Lebanese government. These reports follow Israeli Air Force airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh north of the Litani River, earlier that morning from 5:46 a.m. to 8:46 a.m. UTC, according to prior coverage.
