A UNIFIL helicopter from the Italian task force conducted an aerial patrol along the Lebanon-Israel border following Israeli Air Force strikes in Hermel and Jurd Al-Bodai in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, according to a post by Itay Blumental on X shared during the two-hour period from 8:46 a.m. to 10:46 a.m. UTC on December 18, 2025. Blumental's post described the patrol as occurring after the Israeli attack in Lebanon. The strikes in the Bekaa Valley were initially reported earlier that morning via a post by @no_itsmyturn on X, covering activity from 5:46 a.m. to 8:46 a.m. UTC. The Bekaa Valley region is associated with Hezbollah presence, according to prior reports. Lebanon's Armed Forces announced on December 17 readiness to disarm Hezbollah between the Litani and Awali rivers, as stated by the Institute for the Study of War.
