IDF strikes over 100 Hezbollah sites, targets terrorist operatives in southern Lebanon

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 26, 2026 · 382 words · By Jewish News Syndicate

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IDF strikes over 100 Hezbollah sites, targets terrorist operatives in southern Lebanon See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google(May 26, 2026 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces overnight on Monday struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites and terrorist operatives in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and across the country’s south.

Common ground

In several strikes in the Beqaa Valley, the IDF targeted Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites, including a weapons storage facility, the military stated on Tuesday.

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Claim 1: “the targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during the opening stages of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Feb. 28.”

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Multiple high-authority sources (NPR, Wikipedia) confirm the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, as part of a U.S.-Israeli attack.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian government assessed the damage to their own economy as at least $300 billion and possibly as much as $1 trillion by 11 April. Trump claimed victory ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 28, 2026 ... The Iranian government has declared 40 days of national mourning after Khamenei was killed in a U.S.–Israeli attack on Saturday.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730158/israel-iran-str…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2026 ... Subsequent intelligence assessments have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the initial wave of strikes. Additional ...
https://www.facebook.com/RoyaNewsEnglish/posts/thousands-gat…

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Claim 2: “One operation in the Beqaa Valley town of Machghara consisted of several strikes carried out within seconds.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the IDF overnight on Monday struck more than 100 sites in the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon, matching the specific operational context described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saghbine (Arabic: صغبين, romanized: Ṣaghbīn), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saghbine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The War of Brothers (Arabic: حرب الإخوة, romanized: Ḥarb al-ʾIkhwat) was a period of violent armed clashes between rivals Amal and Hezbollah, Lebanon's main Shiite militia movements, during the final …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Brothers

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Claim 3: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’d given the military authorization to deal the Iranian-backed terror group “a crushing blow.””

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Multiple sources, including Israel Today and other news reports, quote Netanyahu or report his vow to deliver a 'crushing blow' to Hezbollah.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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Claim 4: “In several strikes in the Beqaa Valley, the IDF targeted Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites, including a weapons storage facility”

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Web search results confirm the IDF targeted sites in the Bekaa Valley, specifically mentioning Radwan Force camps and infrastructure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war covers the period from 2 March 2026, when Hezbollah fired projectiles towards Israel from Lebanon following the start of the 2026 Iran war, to the present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Lebanon_w…

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Claim 5: “Israel launched a broad aerial campaign against Hezbollah targets and expanded military operations in Southern Lebanon”

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Wikipedia entries for the '2026 Lebanon war' confirm an ongoing war starting March 2, 2026, involving Israeli invasions and aerial campaigns in Lebanon.

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web search NEUTRAL — The names Land of Israel and Children of Israel have historically been used to refer to the biblical Kingdom of Israel and the entire Jewish people respectively.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — The scandal that changed Israel forever began with a failed secret operation in Egypt in 1954. The fallout shattered public trust and ripped apart Israel’s leadership.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago · Israel is a country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status ha…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel

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Claim 6: “Across Southern Lebanon, the IDF attacked more than 90 arms caches, command centers, observation posts and other sites used by Hezbollah”

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A specific web search result confirms that in southern Lebanon, over 90 weapons depots, command posts, and observation posts were attacked.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. Hezbollah's param…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

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Claim 7: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 26 accused Hezbollah of “essentially disintegrating” the April 16 ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific ceasefire agreement on April 16 or Netanyahu's comments on April 26.

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Claim 8: “The Israel Defense Forces overnight on Monday struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites and terrorist operatives in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and across the country’s south.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the IDF struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites in the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon overnight on Monday.

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Claim 9: “Iranian-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets and drones at Israel on March 2”

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Multiple sources confirm that Hezbollah began firing rockets and drones into Israel on March 2, 2026, in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah does not appear to have shared any footage of similar strikes from the conflict, which began on 2 March. Map of southern Lebanon and north Israel, showing the locations of 35 confirmed FPV d…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j2zwe9g5no

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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah, both an Iranian-backed armed militia and a powerful political force in Lebanon, started firing rockets and drones into Israel on March 2 in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike in Tehran th…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/israel-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli military vehicles sit on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 6, 2026.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/hezbollah-saw-n…

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Claim 10: “the April 16 ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States, which was extended for another 45 days earlier this month.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a US-brokered ceasefire agreement of April 16 or its extension in May.

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