IDF troops in southern Lebanon uncovered two stockpiles of weapons and military equipment close to United Nations posts, the military announced on Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reports. One was hidden in a civilian home approximately 200 meters from a UN post. The other was in a storage facility approximately 100 meters from a UN post.

The finds came during operations by the Oded (9th) Brigade Combat Team in the area of Meiss El Jabal. The IDF said soldiers found Kalashnikov rifles, RPG launchers and rockets, a PK machine gun, fragmentation grenades, an explosive device, ammunition, and communications and surveillance equipment. The weapons sat alongside humanitarian aid boxes and emblems of the Amal and Hezbollah terrorist organizations, the military said.

In a separate operation in the area of Et Tiri, troops from the Kfir Brigade Combat Team located an apartment that Hezbollah had been using for military purposes, about 250 meters from a UN post, the IDF said. Inside, soldiers found surveillance equipment, combat gear, living supplies and Hezbollah emblems. Both brigades operate under the 91st Division in the security zone in southern Lebanon.

What it means: the military said the findings were further evidence that UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, had failed in its mission, and that terrorist groups were cynically exploiting the force's inaction. Weapons stacked beside aid boxes, a short walk from peacekeepers, show how Hezbollah uses civilian cover and the UN's presence alike.

The IDF said it would not allow Hezbollah to harm Israeli civilians or soldiers. It said it would continue to remove threats while remaining committed to the ceasefire agreement.