IDF Deploys Tank & Helicopter to Neutralize Northern Border Threat

IDF deploys soldiers, tank, attack helicopter to remove threat from Israel-Lebanon border According to the military, activity in the area is currently ongoing and it is in contact with with the relevant authorities to provide updates on the situation as it develops. IDF reserve soldiers take part in a surprise military drill in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon and Syria, a day after Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabatabai's assassination, Golan Heights, November 24, 2025 ( photo credit : MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90) ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM The IDF deployed soldiers following the identification of a suspect who approached the border fence between southwestern Lebanon and Israel, the military said in a Sunday evening statement. Once identified, the IDF "maintained continuous surveillance of the suspect," the statement noted, before calling in a tank and attack helicopter to "remove the threat." According to the military, activity in the area is currently ongoing, and it is in contact with the relevant authorities to provide updates on the situation as it develops. Multidimensional 'Refaim' unit finishes deployment in Lebanon Separately, the IDF's special operation task force, the multidimensional Unit 888, under the command of the IDF's 91st Division, has completed its operation in southern Lebanon, where it has prevented the reestablishment of Hezbollah in the region over the past two months, the military stated earlier in the day. During its operations, the unit gathered intelligence, located, and destroyed Hezbollah's terror infrastructure, and killed the terror organization's operatives, the IDF stated.