IDF soldiers find Hitler drawings in private home in southern Lebanon

BySARAH BEN-NUNJULY 27, 2026 14:32The IDF said Monday that troops operating in southern Lebanon found two drawings of Adolf Hitler inside a private home in the village of Taybeh.According to Arabic-language IDF spokesperson Ella Waweya, known as “Captain Ella,” the drawings were signed with the name Hassan Haidar and were believed to belong to a larger portfolio of artwork.The military said it suspected the portfolio had been prepared for a school operating under Hezbollah’s auspices, describing the drawings as evidence of Nazi ideology being promoted in Shi’ite schools in southern Lebanon.IDF operatives in Lebanon, February 3, 2025. (credit: IDF)The IDF did not provide further evidence in the post to identify the artist or to establish the portfolio’s connection to Hezbollah.Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holding as Israel begins withdrawal from LebanonThe discovery comes as a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah broadly holds and Israel begins testing a phased withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon. Under a US-backed pilot program, the Lebanese Army has begun entering Froun, Srifa and Zawtar al-Gharbiya, with Israel so far withdrawing from Zawtar.It remains unclear whether the process will lead to wider withdrawals, while Israeli forces continue to hold a security zone several kilometers inside Lebanon.Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.Follow us on Google