IDF conducts anti-Hezbollah pressure campaign through leaflets and radio broadcasts in southern Lebanon

The terror group Hezbollah is currently under unprecedented pressure from the Lebanese state, which seeks to enforce its monopoly on weapons by disarming the powerful Iran-backed group.

In tandem with the political pressure from Lebanon, Israel has continued to conduct airstrikes against military targets, as well as a psychological warfare campaign aimed at discouraging the residents of southern Lebanon from cooperating with Hezbollah.

According to Ynet News, Israeli drones have been dropping leaflets carrying warnings and the ominous message, “For more information, tune in to 106FM.”

Many leaflets supplemented IDF airstrikes by explaining why targets were hit, and calling on residents to stop allowing Hezbollah to operate in their territory.

During the recent funeral of a terror operative in al-Khiam, Israeli leaflets warned that he had “worked to establish Hezbollah’s infrastructure, endangered the security of the villagers, and put them at risk.”

In Kfar Shuba, leaflets explained that a bulldozer had been hit while it was being used to rebuild Hezbollah infrastructure.

Another series of leaflets was designed to look like fake U.S. dollars, and called residents not to “misjudge the situation” and accept “Hezbollah’s yellow money.”

“Hezbollah’s money is forbidden and will not help you when your home is destroyed, and your family is displaced,” the leaflets added.

Some leaflets were also used preemptively. In the village of Yaroun, the Israeli messages singled out a local official, warning him against working with a Hezbollah front organization.

Most of the leaflets carried the call to tune in to the radio at the frequency of 106 FM, where the IDF would ostensibly provide further information.

Lebanese reports also claimed the IDF has been hacking into Lebanese radio stations to broadcast warnings before attacks.

Over the past week, the Israeli military published updates about strikes against Hezbollah targets nearly every day.

On Saturday, an Israeli strike killed a terrorist who was gathering intelligence on IDF troops near Aynata in violation “of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the military stated.

The day before, the IDF eliminated the terrorist responsible for intelligence in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in the Aadloun.

He was said to have acted to “advance the force buildup and operational readiness” of the Radwan Force throughout the war.

On Thursday, the IDF killed a senior Syrian terrorist in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) in the Bekaa Valley, deep within Lebanese territory.

Meanwhile, representatives of the terror group continue to protest the government’s decision to call the Lebanese Armed Forces to enforce the state monopoly on weapons, which would mean Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Lebanese MP Ihab Hamadeh said Monday that “Hezbollah will not hand over even a needle of its weapons”, and that “all attempts to disarm the organization will fail.”

“The Lebanese government has violated the covenant, the people will bring it down, and it will not complete its term until the next parliamentary elections,” Hamadeh threatened.