The IDF has decided to immediately resume its operation to locate unexploded ordnance (UXO) and leftover military munitions across northern Israel, following the lethal incident that occurred on Monday on the Ramim Ridge, in which Elazar Vilensky was killed by an exploding munition, believed to be a Hezbollah cluster rocket submunition. As part of the directive, Israeli forces will return to systematically comb areas that had already been surveyed and cleared following the cessation of hostilities, to identify and neutralize remaining ordnance in the field.
1+Throughout the war, the IDF documented and mapped the impact zones of rockets, missiles, and drone strikes across the northern frontier within its tracking systems. After active fighting ceased, forces deployed for an extensive sweep campaign, using that accumulated data to locate duds and leftover munitions and prevent harm to civilians.
Concurrently, bomb disposal and sapper units continue operating at the blast site on the Ramim Ridge to uncover the circumstances of the incident and pinpoint the origin of the exploded munition. During scans carried out over the past 24 hours, forces discovered an object suspected to be a rocket fragment; investigators are assessing whether it is directly connected to the munition that detonated and claimed the life of Elazar Vilensky.
1+Now, in the wake of the fatal tragedy, the IDF issued orders for the immediate execution of repeat sweeps across the entire northern region. Forces will return to targeted zones based on wartime telemetry and impact intelligence, including locations already inspected and cleared in previous sweeps. The renewed operation is expected to span days and potentially weeks, contingent upon operational findings on the ground and the required scope of clearance activities.