IDF Says Troops Found Weapons and Drone Facility Near Khiam

Israeli troops found weapons in a civilian home near Khiam in southern Lebanon and a facility used to store explosive drones, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday. The military also said a children’s room in the home bore symbols associated with Hezbollah. The IDF said soldiers from the 769th Brigade, operating under the 91st Division, made the discoveries while searching the area for what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure. The military said troops dismantled the drone-storage facility and recovered rockets, Kalashnikov rifles, ammunition, helmets, protective vests and explosive drones. The IDF released footage of the room and photographs of weapons it said were seized. The reported findings have not been independently verified in the accounts of the operation. The military said its forces were acting to remove threats to Israeli civilians and troops while remaining committed to a ceasefire agreement. The discoveries were reported amid continuing Israeli military activity in a security zone in southern Lebanon. The IDF said on October 20 that its forces had destroyed more than 540 infrastructure sites and located more than 150 weapons in the zone. That...