IDF strikes Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit, drone production sites in Dahiyeh, Beirut

The IDF on Thursday attacked terror targets from Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit, including drone production sites and storage facilities, the military said. 

Prior to the strike, the IDF issued an evacuation warning to Lebanese residents. 

The IDF specifically targeted Al-Hadath, Haret Hreik, Burj Al-Barajneh, in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh, and several specific buildings, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a post on Twitter/X.

#عاجل ‼️ إنذار عاجل للمتواجدين في الضاحية الجنوبية في بيروت وخاصة في الاحياء التالية: الحدث، حارة حريك، برج البراجنة في المباني المحددة بالأحمر وفق ما يُعرض في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها pic.twitter.com/cZfmj64ZXm

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 5, 2025

“You are located near facilities belonging to the terrorist group Hezbollah. For your safety and the safety of your families, you are required to evacuate these buildings immediately and move away from them at a distance of no less than 300 meters,” he wrote.

The military explained that the sites were “deliberately established in the heart of the civilian population in the Dahiyeh area in Beirut.”

“Despite the understandings between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF has identified that the Hezbollah aerial unit is operating to produce thousands of drones, with the direction and funding of Iranian terrorists,” the military said in a statement.

Iran recently vowed to help rebuild Lebanon

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Rajji, in Beirut this week. 

During the meeting, he slammed Israel for “occupying” part of Lebanon and said that it gives “support for all efforts by Lebanon’s government and people to end the occupation through diplomatic or other means.”

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