The IDF confirmed Tuesday afternoon it struck an armed Hezbollah cell operating near Israeli forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge sector, north of the security zone in southern Lebanon. The military said the operatives posed an immediate threat and were hit shortly after detection, and published an aerial image of the strike.
The IDF confirmed Tuesday that the Israeli Air Force struck an armed Hezbollah cell operating near Israeli ground forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge area north of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. According to a military statement, troops identified several armed operatives acting near the forward security zone; the air force engaged the cell 'within a short time' to 'remove the threat.' The IDF published an aerial image of an armed figure at the strike site.
The operation joins a string of IDF engagements against Hezbollah cells in the Nabatieh sector in recent days. As The Zioneer reported Monday, the IDF confirmed a Monday-evening airstrike in the Sluki sector that killed a Hezbollah operative who approached troops. Lebanese sources reported Hezbollah anti-tank missile fire at an Israeli force advancing toward the Ali al-Taher area on Monday evening; earlier this week, reports surfaced of further IDF strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure near Nabatieh.
Tuesday's official confirmation and the release of strike imagery mark a shift toward greater transparency regarding what the IDF characterizes as defensive operations to neutralize immediate threats on the ground. The Nabatieh sector continues to be a focal point of friction, with repeated attempts by Hezbollah operatives to close with Israeli forces operating inside Lebanese territory south of the Litani River. No Israeli casualties were reported in Tuesday's engagement.
2 developments
- StrongIDF strikes two Hezbollah cells near Ali al-Taher ridge, killing at least 4 operatives
- StrongReports: IDF strikes Nabatieh al-Fawqa, two killed
- DevelopingHezbollah confirms IDF ground forces at edge of Tebnit village, near Nabatieh
- ConfirmedIDF kills two Hezbollah operatives in northern border incident
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