The military said it eliminated four Hamas operatives in northern Gaza over the past week, including anti-tank gunners and a platoon commander, and dismantled launch shafts. Separately, the IDF struck and killed a Hezbollah terrorist near the Security Zone in southern Lebanon yesterday.
The IDF announced Wednesday afternoon that it had eliminated a Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon yesterday, marking a new development in today's thread that began with the morning report of four Hamas operatives eliminated in northern Gaza over the past week. The Hezbollah operative was struck in the El Manzala area, adjacent to the Security Zone, after being identified as an immediate threat to Israeli troops. This is the first mention of a Lebanon strike in today's sequence.
The thread opened at 08:01 Jerusalem with the IDF's initial statement that four Hamas operatives — including anti-tank gunners, a platoon commander, and a sniper — were eliminated over the past week in northern Gaza, and that launch shafts and launchers were dismantled two days ago. By the same hour, the military released the names of the four operatives. The morning dispatch at 09:41 Jerusalem recapped the Gaza eliminations and infrastructure destruction. Now, at 13:14 Jerusalem, the IDF added the Lebanon elimination, expanding the scope of operations to two fronts in a single bulletin.
The new Lebanon strike follows a series of recent IDF operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported on June 24, the IDF struck two armed Hezbollah operatives in the Security Zone's Ali al-Taher Ridge. On June 25, six Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon. Broader context from The Zioneer's June 5 bulletin noted over 125 terrorists eliminated in Lebanon and 650 Hezbollah targets struck that week.
The Hezbollah operative's identity has not been disclosed. It remains unclear whether this is an isolated incident or part of a broader pattern of renewed activity near the Security Zone.
4 developments
- DevelopingIDF kills three armed Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in northern Gaza
- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives who carried out October 7 massacre in precision strikes
- DevelopingIDF strikes Hamas targets across Gaza City; three reportedly eliminated
- DevelopingIDF targeted strike kills two Hamas operatives in central Gaza
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