IDF airstrikes hit Beirut as it targets 'underground drone factories'

Israel has attacked sites in Lebanon's capital Beirut that it claims are Hezbollah factories producing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

The IDF today claimed the proscribed terror group has established five sites in the Dahieh neighbourhood of Beirut that is producing 'thousands of UAVs, with the direction and funding of Iranian terrorists.'

The military claims the underground facilities belong to Hezbollah's Unit 127.

It said in a statement: 'Following Hezbollah's extensive use of UAV's as a central component of its terrorist attacks on the state of Israel, the terrorist organization is operating to increase production of UAV's for the next war.'

In November 2023, Hezbollah, which maintains control over much of Lebanon, signed a ceasefire agreement with Israel following 13 months of conflict that began after the paramilitary group attacked the nation on October 8, a day after Hamas' deadly attack.