JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon have “full freedom of action” to neutralize any threat, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Friday, as troops continue targeted operations against major Hezbollah tunnel systems despite a ceasefire agreement.

Defrin said soldiers are actively working in the Beaufort Castle area and along the Ali Taher ridge to demolish what he described as the terror group’s “central command centers.”

“Hezbollah is fighting a defensive battle to prevent our forces from completing the destruction of these infrastructures,” Defrin said. “Hezbollah is the one that violated the ceasefire. It is trying to defend its capabilities it built over the years.”

The spokesman emphasized that Israeli troops face “no limit” in removing threats across the area.

“There is no limit [concerning] removing threats,” Defrin added. “Troops have full operational freedom of action, to remove threats in any area.”

The statements come amid ongoing Israeli operations in southern Lebanon aimed at degrading Hezbollah’s military infrastructure following months of intense cross-border conflict. Israeli officials have repeatedly accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire by attempting to preserve its tunnel network and other capabilities.