IDF soldiers find Hitler drawings in private home in southern Lebanon

Israeli soldiers operating in southern Lebanon found two drawings of Adolf Hitler in a private home in the village of Taybeh, the IDF announced Monday. The drawings were signed with the name Hassan Haidar and are believed to be part of a larger portfolio of artwork.

The military suspects the portfolio was prepared for a school operating under Hezbollah's auspices. The IDF presented the drawings as evidence of Nazi ideology being promoted in Shi'ite schools in southern Lebanon. However, the IDF did not provide further evidence to identify the artist or confirm the portfolio's connection to Hezbollah.

The discovery coincides with a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that is broadly holding. Israel has begun a phased withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon under a US-backed pilot program, with the Lebanese Army entering some areas. It remains uncertain if this process will lead to wider withdrawals, as Israeli forces maintain a security zone several kilometers inside Lebanon.