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Over the weekend, Israeli forces reported the discovery of a Hezbollah weapons cache inside a Lebanese hospital, highlighting significant tensions in the region.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the operation took place in the municipality of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. Photographs released to Fox News reveal various weapons, ammunition, and explosives that Israeli officials claim were concealed within the hospital premises.
The IDF stated that they neutralized around 20 Hezbollah operatives within the hospital compound. This action followed the detection of Hezbollah personnel who had been conducting surveillance and engaging IDF troops from a window inside the hospital.
“The Hezbollah terrorist organization has repeatedly and systematically used the hospital compound and its immediate vicinity for military purposes, representing a grave breach of international law,” the IDF declared in an official statement.
Images provided by the IDF depict Hezbollah forces allegedly utilizing a hospital for strategic cover in Lebanon.
“The IDF operates in accordance with international law, and clarified prior to the operation to the relevant Lebanese authorities that all military activity within hospitals in Lebanon must cease, and disseminated these warnings through various channels. Despite this, Hezbollah continued to use the hospital for military activity,” the IDF said in a statement.
Israel has continued operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon amid a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran this week.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)
The operation comes after U.S. talks with Iranian officials failed to make progress this weekend in Pakistan.
Speaking during a press conference from the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vice President JD Vance said Iran has “chosen not to accept our terms.”
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance said. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on April 8, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. (Jonathan Ernst – Pool/Getty Images)
The vice president said talks with Iranian officials lasted 21 hours, describing them as “substantive discussions,” but adding the U.S. was unwilling to compromise on its “red lines.”
“So we go back to the United States, having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are, what things we’re willing to accommodate them on and what things we’re not willing to accommodate them on,” Vance added. “And we’ve made that as clear as we possibly could, and they have chosen not to accept our terms.”
Fox News Digital asked Vance if he had been in contact with President Donald Trump during the talks, and the vice president said he had been “consistently.”
“I don’t know how many times we talked to him — a half dozen times, a dozen times over the past 21 hours,” Vance said, adding that the U.S. team was also communicating with other members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.