The IDF released a statement after the attack, saying it targeted a drone storage facility used by Hezbollah’s aerial unit. According to the military, the facility, operated by Unit 127 of the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group, was located in a densely populated civilian area. The military accused Hezbollah of "cynically using the Lebanese population as human shields." "The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel," the statement said.
"For your safety and the safety of your families, you are required to evacuate the buildings immediately and remain at least 300 meters away from them, as indicated on the map.”
A senior Hezbollah official denied the group was behind the attack. Speaking to Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen network, which is affiliated with the Iran-backed group, the source said, “Hezbollah is fully committed to the cease-fire agreement. Hezbollah has no connection to the rockets launched today from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.”
A report in Qatar-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed also cited a Hezbollah parliamentary source as saying, “Hezbollah did not fire any rockets from Lebanon and has no connection to what happened.”
