The IDF killed at least ten terrorists in the Gaza Strip and struck six terror targets in southern Lebanon over the past week, the military announced on Friday.
According to the IDF, the Southern Command killed the ten terrorists, several of whom had invaded Israel on October 7, alongside the drilling operation to locate and destroy underground terror infrastructure.
Along the Israeli-Jordanian border, the IDF thwarted a smuggling attempt involving about ten kilograms of illegal drugs, according to the statement.
In Lebanon, the Northern Command struck the six Lebanese sites after terrorists in the area posed a threat to soldiers, the IDF said.
The IDF also killed seven Hezbollah terrorists who transferred weapons near the Security Zone in southern Lebanon, the military said in a separate announcement on Friday.
Also this week, the IDF arrested over 100 suspects during operations in the West Bank, who the military said were either involved with Hamas, the sale and possession of illegal weapons, or attacked soldiers with stones and Molotov cocktails.
As part of the operations, the IDF uncovered seven drones, combat equipment, and incitement materials, seizing at least ten weapons, including M-16 rifles, handguns, and several improvised weapons.
Cabinet clashes over claims IDF restricted in Lebanon
On Thursday, several Israeli ministers said IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon had called them with claims that their operations were being restricted, with Minister Orit Strock saying the soldiers felt "like sitting ducks at a shooting range."
"The soldiers are not allowed to respond beyond the Yellow Line," added Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf.
The claims were rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said there are "no restrictions" on the IDF's freedom of operation in southern Lebanon.
"Whenever there is an immediate threat on the ground, our soldiers respond," said Netanyahu.
"There are advantages and disadvantages to the ceasefire," said Katz, "but we are not putting any soldier at risk."
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir also commented on the claims, saying, "It was the political leadership that requested the ceasefire. If the directives change, we will act accordingly."