The attacks in two towns come a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.

Hezbollah is rearming by smuggling weapons through seaports, as well as smuggling routes through Syria, leading Israel to lose patience with Lebanon over its commitment to disarm the terror group, the sources say. Israel was angered by recent intelligence findings on the issue, the sources add.

"This is a significant discussion in light of Hezbollah's actions on the ground," an Israeli official said. Israel's Security Cabinet and the heads of the security establishment are meeting on Thursday evening with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the strengthening of Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun says any negotiations with Israel to stop ongoing strikes on southern Lebanon must be mutual.

The exploding pager operation that successfully targeted Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon in September 2024 is being made into a movie titled “Frequency of Fear.” The cast includes “Fauda” stars Doron Ben-David and Itzik Cohen, singer Marina Maximilian, and Quentin Tarantino’s wife, Daniella Pick Tarantino, according to a Deadline report.

Hussein Ali Tohmeh, Hezbollah terrorist responsible for logistical support in the Qana sector of southern Lebanon, was eliminated earlier this month, IDF confirms.

The Lebanese army is expected to finish its sweep of Hezbollah targets in the south by the end of this year, a considerable feat in a country in which Hezbollah was once the dominant political force.

After months of Israeli strikes and assassinations targeting Hezbollah operatives, the group in recent days has publicly mourned two of its senior commanders killed in separate attacks. The first, Abbas Hassan Karaki,