The Israeli military has nearly completed capturing the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, killing more than 100 members of the terror group in the area in the process, according to the IDF.

The operation in Bint Jbeil is being led by the 98th Division with its Paratroopers and Commando brigades, along with the Givati Infantry Brigade.

The IDF says it initially isolated and encircled the town to prevent Hezbollah from bringing in reinforcements or escaping.

At least 150 Hezbollah operatives, including members of the terror group's elite Radwan Force, were estimated by the IDF to have been in the Bint Jbeil area ahead of the operation.

The 98th Division also carried out several commando operations as it worked to secure the town, a military official says.

"Over the past week, the forces completed the encirclement and launched an offensive in the town of Bint Jbeil," the IDF says in a statement.

"The troops eliminated more than 100 terrorists from the Hezbollah terror organization in close-quarters combat and from the air, destroyed dozens of terrorist infrastructures, and located hundreds of weapons in the area," the IDF says.

Since the IDF began its offensive in Bint Jbeil, the military has not detected any attacks from the town on Israel. IDF troops, however, have come under fire by Hezbollah from Bint Jbeil, though a military official says the rate is slowing.

The official says he estimates that it will likely take a few more days to complete the operations in Bint Jbeil, during which the division aims to kill the remaining few dozen operatives there and locate the terror group's infrastructure.

Bint Jbeil is considered a Hezbollah symbol. During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, the IDF battled Hezbollah in the town but failed to fully capture it.

Earlier, in May 2000, after the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon following an 18-year occupation, then-Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivered a victory speech in Bint Jbeil, where he infamously described Israel as "weaker than a spider web."

The Israeli military has captured Bint Jbeil's stadium, where in 2000, then-Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivered a victory speech following the IDF's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, during which he infamously described Israel as "weaker than a spider web."

"Bint Jbeil 2000: There was someone here who spoke and boasted about webs and spiders. Today, that man no longer exists, the stadium is gone, and his words are worth nothing," says 98th Division commander Brig. Gen. Guy Levy in a missive to troops.

"Bint Jbeil 2026: Our forces control the area, destroying terror infrastructure and dozens of terrorists," he says.

Sirens sound across the Galilee, warning of a Hezbollah drone attack from Lebanon.

Earlier, the IDF says it shot down several drones launched from Lebanon.

Hezbollah fired a salvo of four rockets at the Karmiel area in northern Israel a short while ago.

According to the IDF, two rockets fired from Lebanon were intercepted while the other two were allowed to hit open areas.

There are no immediate reports of injuries.

Additionally, several drones launched by Hezbollah at the Galilee earlier were intercepted, the IDF says. The military lost contact with some drones, indicating they crashed somewhere. There were no reports of impacts in populated areas.

As the American military is set to begin a naval blockade on Iran in two hours, the IDF says it remains on “heightened alert” for any development.

The Israeli military says there are no changes in the Home Front Command’s guidelines for civilians as of yet, and it remains ready to return to fighting in Iran if necessary.

The IDF publishes footage showing the killing of a Hezbollah operative in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil using an FPV drone.

According to the military, troops of the Egoz commando unit identified and killed a cell of Hezbollah operatives who had been planning to carry out drone attacks on the troops in Bint Jbeil.

A short while later, another operative was identified and was killed using an FPV drone.

In another incident, the IDF says three more Hezbollah operatives were identified by the Maglan commando unit. Within a short while, the operatives were targeted and killed in an airstrike.

Medics are responding to reports of a rocket impact in Nahariya, following a barrage launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon.

A woman in her 60s is lightly hurt after a Hezbollah rocket struck the northern city of Nahariya a short while ago, medics say.

Magen David Adom says the woman was hit by the blast of the rocket impact, as well as glass shards.

Damage was also caused in the area.

According to the IDF, fewer than 10 rockets were launched from Lebanon in the attack, most of which were intercepted.

The IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives were killed in last week's major wave of strikes against the terror group across Lebanon, including several top commanders.

"Following continuous intelligence monitoring by the Military Intelligence Directorate" since the wide-scale airstrikes on April 8, the IDF says it can now confirm "that the number of terrorists eliminated in the strike in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley, and southern Lebanon has surpassed 250."

The IDF says it is continuing to verify additional deaths, meaning the true number may be higher.

Lebanon's health ministry reported that the strikes killed more than 350. It did not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

According to the military, among the Hezbollah commanders killed in the strikes were Hassan Mustafa Nasser, head of Hezbollah's logistics headquarters; Ali Qassem, Abu Ali Abbas, and Ali Hijazi, top commanders in Hezbollah's intelligence unit; and Abu Muhammad Habib, the deputy chief of Hezbollah's missile unit.

A senior Israeli intelligence officer says that these Hezbollah commanders had "extensive experience and knowledge that has now been cut short."

"Within one minute, we struck dozens of Hezbollah command centers and eliminated hundreds of terrorists. The elimination of the commanders led to a strategic and broad impact that affected all dimensions of the organization's capabilities," the officer says.

"We have not yet finished assessing the impact of the blow, and we are discovering additional eliminated terrorists every day," he adds.

More than 10 Hezbollah drones launched from Lebanon at northern Israel and at troops in southern Lebanon since this morning were intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, the military says.

Two soldiers were moderately hurt and six others were lightly injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon earlier today, the military says.

The IDF says the explosive-laden drone struck next to the troops during operations in southern Lebanon. They were taken to a hospital and their families were notified.

A barrage of five rockets was launched by Hezbollah at the Karmiel area in northern Israel a short while ago.

According to the IDF, four rockets were intercepted and one was allowed to hit an open area.

There are no reports of injuries.

A Hamas operative who participated in the deadliest attack on Israeli troops amid the IDF's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip was killed in a strike last week, the military announces.

The strike last Monday had targeted several armed Hamas members who the military says approached the Yellow Line and planned an "imminent" attack on troops stationed in central Gaza.

"The terrorists posed a real threat to IDF troops and were therefore targeted in precise strikes," the military says.

The IDF says it can now confirm that among those killed was Yousef Ibrahim Mahmoud Beshiti, a Hamas operative part of a cell that launched an attack on troops on January 22, 2024, in an incident that left 21 soldiers dead.

The Hamas operatives fired RPGs at the troops, hitting a tank and setting off mines that were rigged to demolish two buildings. It was the deadliest incident amid the IDF’s ground offensive in Gaza.

In addition, the IDF says the strike killed at least six other Hamas operatives, including a member of the terror group's elite Nukhba Force, a cell commander, and a Hamas police officer.

The Israeli Air Force struck some 150 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in the past day, the military says

The IDF says the targets included rocket launchers, drones, buildings used by the terror group, anti-tank launch sites, and headquarters.

The military says it also struck Hezbollah cells that planned attacks on troops.

Notably, the IDF has not conducted any strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut since Wednesday night.

The IDF Home Front Command says it is adjusting its wartime guidelines amid the ongoing fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the ceasefire in Iran.

In communities on the Lebanon border, educational activities will be permitted only inside bomb shelters, and in the northern Golan Heights and Upper Galilee, educational activities will be permitted provided an adequate bomb shelter can be reached in time.

Meanwhile, gatherings are now restricted to 5,000 people in the southern Golan, Beit She'an Valley, Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Judea (southern West Bank), Judean Foothills, Lachish, Gaza border communities, the Negev, Arava, and Eilat.

In the rest of the country, no changes are made to the guidelines, the military says.

The guidelines remain in effect until Tuesday at 8 p.m. By then, the Home Front Command will conduct a fresh assessment.

An IDF reservist was killed and three other troops were wounded when a Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon last night, the military announces.

The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Maj (res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, 30, a firetruck driver in the 188th Armored Brigade, from Katzrin.

Three other reservists were wounded in the same incident, one of them moderately and the other two lightly, and were evacuated for medical care, the IDF adds.

Ten IDF soldiers were wounded, including three seriously, during a clash with Hezbollah gunmen in southern Lebanon overnight, the military says.

The soldiers were taken to a hospital and their families were notified, the army says.

Three soldiers are listed in serious condition, one is in moderate condition, and six others were lightly hurt.

The soldiers are of the Paratroopers Brigade. The incident took place in the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil.