An Israeli military source identified the two operatives killed by IDF fire in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, as Muhammad Amaaz and Sajed Ali. The IDF confirmed earlier Tuesday that it struck a cell of armed gunmen operating near its forces in the security zone north of the Ali al-Taher ridgeline.
An Israeli military source has released the names of the two operatives killed by IDF fire in the village of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, earlier Tuesday: Muhammad Amaaz and Sajed Ali. The IDF previously confirmed that its forces struck a cell of armed gunmen operating in the security zone north of the Ali al-Taher ridgeline — the same zone where the military acknowledged earlier Tuesday that machine-gun fire killed two civilians gathering bodies. The two incidents, while geographically proximate, were separate: the civilian deaths involved a crowd recovery effort, while this strike targeted an active armed cell. No Hezbollah statement on the identities has been reported.
The area around Nabatieh al-Fawqa has seen repeated exchanges in recent weeks, with artillery fire, drone strikes, and ground engagements reported. The Zioneer previously reported the IDF's confirmation of the strike (Tue 13:49 Jerusalem) and the separate civilian casualty incident (Tue 15:24 Jerusalem) — both in the BACKGROUND category in our archive. This latest naming appears to be a routine operational disclosure rather than a new incident. The two operatives' affiliation with Hezbollah is derived from the IDF terminology "terrorists" (מחבלים) and the context of the security zone south of the Litani River.
What remains open: Hezbollah has not confirmed the names or released its own casualty list. The IDF source did not specify whether the two were killed in the same engagement as the viewership strike or in a distinct encounter.
4 developments
- StrongIDF eliminates Hezbollah operative near tunnel shaft, strikes vehicle threat at Ali al-Taher Ridge
- ConfirmedHezbollah claims ceasefire violation as IDF fires on civilians in Nabatieh
- ConfirmedIDF confirms second strike of the day in Nabatieh, hits Hezbollah operatives approaching troops
- ConfirmedIDF confirms dozens of overnight airstrikes across southern Lebanon, dismisses comment on Ali al-Taher clashes
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