The results of Operation Days of Repentance are still unclear, but the burning question is whether it ended the cycle of attacks between the two countries or renewed them.
The IDF confirmed the operation focused strictly on military targets, steering clear of nuclear and oil facilities to prevent wider conflict escalation.
The reports of the strikes came approximately three hours after the IDF called on residents of Tyre, Lebanon, to evacuate the area.
"We are conducting efforts to follow and intercept the target. The public is asked to listen to Home Front Command security guidelines," the IDF said.
The report detailed alleged recent actions at Israel Air Force (IAF) bases, including the movement of advanced munitions believed to be intended for a strike on Iran.
The IDF and IAF eliminated a number of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists, destroyed weapon storage facilities and struck tunnel shafts.
The IDF added that the Israel Air Force had intercepted some of the rockets while others had impacted in the area.
UAVs have given Hezbollah the ability to strike buildings in Israel with precision while complicating the detection and interception of these drones.
The strike is an effort by the IDF to damage Hezbollah's weapons storage and manufacturing facilities that are embedded beneath residential buildings in Beirut.
The tragedy that claimed four soldiers from the IDF's Golani Brigade shows that Israel's defenses are not fully ready to fully combat drone attacks.
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