The IDF said Sunday morning that the air force killed a Hezbollah cell armed with RPGs in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon last night. Separately, the military reported that several armed militants were eliminated in the security zone in southern Syria. Both operations occurred on Saturday night.
The IDF confirmed Sunday morning that its forces eliminated armed militants in two separate operations carried out overnight Saturday. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli Air Force strike killed a Hezbollah cell armed with RPGs that had been identified in the Nabatieh area, after Egoz unit troops spotted them operating near the security zone. The military said the cell posed a threat to Israeli troops in the region. That confirmation, published at 07:31 Jerusalem, follows an earlier IDF report at 07:02 Jerusalem that the same cell and a Hezbollah launcher had been targeted.
Separately, the IDF reported that several armed militants were killed in the security zone in southern Syria. Troops from the Etzioni (6) Brigade, under the 210th Division, carried out the operation, as The Zioneer reported at 07:31 Jerusalem and confirmed with an additional report at 07:35 Jerusalem. The military said it will continue operating in the zone to eliminate threats to Israeli civilians and troops.
Both operations come amid a broader pattern of Israeli strikes against Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer reported on June 25, IDF troops engaged a Hezbollah cell in southern Lebanon, killing two operatives, and on June 20, a militant was eliminated in a separate southern Lebanon incident. The military has repeatedly emphasized its commitment to preventing attacks from Lebanon and Syria on Israeli positions.
The IDF has not disclosed the number of militants killed or their specific affiliations in the southern Syria incident beyond noting they were armed. No additional details have been provided about the exact timing or methods of the strikes.
6 developments
- ConfirmedIDF kills two Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in southern Gaza strike
- DevelopingIDF eliminates several terrorists in combat in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF troops kill two gunmen posing threat in central Gaza
- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in Gaza over the weekend
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