JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During Operation “Roaring Lion”, the IDF’s 98th and 91st Divisions carried out a joint encirclement of the Hezbollah strongholds of Bint Jbeil (which the IDF failed to conquer in 2006) and Ainata in southern Lebanon.

The 98th Division entered Bint Jbeil and established operational control of the town within approximately one week. During the operation, its forces destroyed terrorist infrastructure, neutralized anti-tank missile threats, and eliminated Hezbollah operatives. The division has since completed its mission in the area and has been redeployed to other operational sectors.

At the same time, the 91st Division entered the area to consolidate and strengthen operational control. Its troops continue to operate to eliminate the remaining terrorist infrastructure and thoroughly clear the area, with the goal of removing threats to the State of Israel.

According to the IDF, Bint Jbeil has long served as a major Hezbollah stronghold and a symbolic center of the terrorist organization, from which hundreds of attacks against IDF forces and Israeli civilians were planned and carried out.

So far, the 91st and 98th Divisions have destroyed more than 1,500 terrorist infrastructure sites in the area and eliminated over 500 Hezbollah terrorists. In addition to uncovering hundreds of weapons concealed within civilian infrastructure, Israeli forces also located and destroyed hundreds of terrorist facilities, including command centers, rocket launchers, and weapons depots.