The IDF killed more than 20 terrorists and conducted 100 strikes during ground operations north of the Litania River, according to a military statement shared on Tuesday.
The military said that soldiers from the Givati Brigade established positions within the areas of Zawtar al-Sharqiya and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, in an effort to protect northern Israel communities.
The operations were conducted in order "to remove the direct threat to Israeli communities in the Galilee Panhandle and in Metula and to strengthen operational activity in southern Lebanon," the military said.
The military also reported that it discovered hundreds of weapons inside civilian homes in the area.
IDF strike damages hospital in Tyre
Earlier on Tuesday, the IDF determined that a strike against Hezbollah terror infrastructure in the city of Tyre caused damage to a civilian hospital in the area.
"It should be emphasized that the hospital was not targeted and was apparently damaged incidentally as a result of the strikes," the military clarified.
Additionally, the IDF pointed out that Hezbollah "systematically embeds itself within civilian infrastructure and population centers," while it had positioned itself near medical facilities in the past, endangering the lives of patients, medical staff, and civilians in the area.