Overview

• The IDF conducted targeted raids on June 5 against sites near Dahieh, Beirut, and southern Lebanon used by Hezbollah’s aerial unit to produce and store drones.
• Israeli forces employed precision munitions and intelligence-based reconnaissance to minimize civilian casualties despite operations in densely populated neighborhoods.
• Hezbollah’s aerial unit has deployed more than 1,000 reconnaissance and armed drones against Israel since the conflict escalated in early 2025.
• The IDF accused Hezbollah of using Lebanese civilians as human shields and warned residents to evacuate within 300 meters of identified facilities.
• Israel Katz urged the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah and halt all drone production or face further military action.