The IDF identified a Hezbollah operative operating near the security zone where Israeli forces are active in southern Lebanon earlier Tuesday evening and struck to remove the threat, the military said. The operative was killed in the strike. No Israeli forces were harmed, according to the statement.
The IDF announced Tuesday evening that it had identified and eliminated a Hezbollah operative in the Al-Manzala area of southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces are active in the security zone. According to the military statement, the operative's activity posed a threat to troops operating nearby. After identification, the IDF struck and killed the operative to remove the threat. The incident adds to a pattern of IDF operations against Hezbollah operatives approaching or threatening Israeli forces operating inside southern Lebanon, as previously covered by The Zioneer. No Israeli casualties were reported in this incident.
2 developments
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- DevelopingStrike reportedly kills Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon
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- DevelopingIDF eliminates Hezbollah operative on motorcycle in southern Lebanon
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