The Israeli Air Force struck and killed seven Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon this morning, after they were identified transporting weapons near Israel's security zone, the military says.

The IDF says the operatives were spotted by troops of the Egoz Commando Unit near the village of Manzala moving weapons into a structure "used as a combat and observation post" and to prepare to carry out attacks on troops.

"The terrorists’ actions at the post alongside the presence of the weapons within it constituted a threat to the soldiers," the military says.