The Israel Defense Forces announced the end of the mission of the 401st Brigade combat team in southern Lebanon and said that the unit has been active in defensive and offensive operations against Hezbollah positions over the past eight months.

According to the Israeli army, during these operations more than 1,200 Hezbollah infrastructure sites, including tunnels and underground routes, were destroyed, more than 600 weapons and military equipment items were discovered, and more than 60 Hezbollah forces were killed.

The commander of the 401st Brigade, while referring to the deaths of some of the unit’s personnel, said the mission was carried out with the aim of removing threats from Israel’s northern borders, and that the memory of the brigade’s dead will always be honored.