The IDF released drone footage showing a Hezbollah operative firing at the drone from inside a tunnel beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon. Moments later, as several operatives emerged from the tunnel in an apparent escape attempt, an Israeli aircraft struck and killed them, the military said.
At approximately 19:00 Jerusalem Saturday evening, the IDF released drone footage showing a Hezbollah operative firing at the Israeli drone from inside a tunnel beneath the Beaufort Ridge. Moments later, as several operatives emerged from the tunnel mouth in an apparent attempt to flee, an Israeli aircraft struck and killed them, the military said. This marks the latest development in an ongoing operation that the IDF first publicized at 19:00 Jerusalem on the same day with initial reports of operatives eliminated while fleeing. The footage released at 19:00 showed the operatives firing at the drone from inside the tunnel, while the current update adds the airstrike on the operatives as they emerged.
According to the IDF and the thread's own reporting, the first version (19:00 Jerusalem) stated that troops from the Egoz unit identified the operatives via drone and that an airstrike eliminated them as they emerged. A second version (also at 19:00 Jerusalem) released official footage from Golani, Egoz, Yahalom, and Maglan forces documenting the elimination. A third version (19:00 Jerusalem) provided new drone footage showing the operatives firing from inside the tunnel. The current update confirms the airstrike and elimination. Throughout, the source has been exclusively the IDF, with no independent confirmation of the number or identities of those killed. As The Zioneer reported on June 4, Hezbollah mortar shells previously hit a UNIFIL post, killing a UN soldier, highlighting the broader threat from the group in southern Lebanon.
What remains unverified: the exact number of operatives killed, their identities and affiliations, and whether any civilians were present. The IDF has not provided further detail.
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