IDF finds weapons in southern Lebanon home with Hezbollah-marked children's room

IDF troops searching the southern Lebanese village of al-Khiam found weapons inside a civilian house that also contained a children's room bearing Hezbollah-identified markings, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said on Sunday.

The forces belong to the 769th Brigade Combat Team, under the 91st Division. They are operating in what the IDF calls the security zone in southern Lebanon, with the stated aim of removing threats to Israel. The army released footage of the operation, which it described as the destruction of terror infrastructure in the al-Khiam area.

The IDF did not say in the statement what the markings were, and it did not describe how the weapons were stored in the house.

Drone depot destroyed

Beyond the house, the troops found and destroyed a warehouse for explosive drones, the IDF said. They also located other equipment in the area, including:

• rockets
• Kalashnikov-type rifles
• helmets and vests
• ammunition
• more explosive drones

The IDF did not give a number for any of the items. Its account and the footage are the only description of the find so far. The army did not say when the troops entered the house.

IDF: committed to the ceasefire

In its statement, the IDF said it "will not allow" Hezbollah to harm Israeli civilians or Israeli forces. It said it will keep acting to remove threats and remains committed to the ceasefire agreement. That quote is translated from Hebrew.

The statement is the latest in a series of IDF updates on operations in southern Lebanon, where troops continue to work even under the ceasefire. The army has framed the work as removing threats, not as new offensive action.

The find follows a pattern the IDF has pointed to before, in which military equipment and Hezbollah-linked material turn up inside civilian buildings in Lebanese villages. This statement reports one such case. It says nothing about how widespread the practice is in al-Khiam or elsewhere.

Hezbollah has not commented on the IDF's account in the material available. Lebanese authorities have not responded either.

The IDF has not said whether any of the weapons were taken out of Lebanon or destroyed on site. Only the drone warehouse was described as destroyed.