Before Nasrallah's funeral: IDF strikes in southern Lebanon

The IDF says that it struck a number of Hezbollah terror targets today (Sunday) throughout southern Lebanon, as people prepare for the funeral of arch-terrorist Hassan Nasrallah in the capital.

According to the IDF, "the IDF recently carried out a precise strike on a military site containing rocket launchers and weapons in Lebanese territory, where Hezbollah activity was identified. Additionally, several launchers belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon, which posed a threat to Israeli civilians, were struck."

Yediot and i24 military correspondent Yossi Yehoshua says that the IDF struck a rocket launch and weapons storage site, where Hezbollah activity was identified. A number of rocket launchers identified as threatening Israel were also struck.

IDF drones have also been spotted and recorded flying overhead near the Camille Chamoun stadium, where the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the former head of the Hezbollah terrorist group, will take place starting 1 PM Israel time. The funeral of Nasrallah's immediate successor Hashem Safieddine will take place around the same time.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reportedly landed in Lebanon to pay his respects to Nasrallah and Safieddine, as Iran is Hezbollah's biggest sponsor and arms and money supplier.

Araghchi arrived on an Iranian plane despite Israel imposing a veto on Iranian planes landing at Beirut Airport, due to the fear that they contain money and arms to help resupply and fund Hezbollah following its costly air and ground war with the IDF.

The IDF Air Force even threatened to conduct a strike if Iranian planes bound for Lebanon reached Beirut during the IDF's ground operations in southern Lebanon. Israel said that Iran is also trying to use Iraqi planes to bypass the ban on Iranian planes to try and supply Hezbollah that way.

Thus far, Lebanon has largely agreed to follow Israel's veto on Iranian planes and has subjected planes suspected of containing Iranian deliveries for Hezbollah to security searches at the airport.

According to a Hezbollah source speaking to the Washington Post, this blockade combined with the financial losses suffered by Hezbollah during the war mean that it will soon run out of funds to pay its members.