The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Sunday morning that its forces eliminated terrorists in southern Lebanon and in Syria the previous day. The military’s brief statement provided no further details on the number of casualties, the specific locations of the engagements, or the identities or affiliations of the operatives.
Sunday morning, the IDF officially confirmed that its forces eliminated terrorists in southern Lebanon and Syria yesterday. The military offered no details on the number of casualties, specific locations, or the identities or affiliations of the operatives. This development follows a series of overnight operations that the IDF had already detailed in earlier Sunday bulletins: at 07:31 Jerusalem, the desk reported that the air force killed a Hezbollah RPG cell in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, while Etzioni Brigade troops eliminated armed militants in the southern Syria security zone — also on Saturday night.
According to the story thread, the IDF first reported the Syria security zone elimination at 07:31 Jerusalem, specifying that soldiers from the Etzioni (6) Brigade, under the 210th Division, killed several armed terrorists there. In a subsequent version, also marked 07:31 Jerusalem, the IDF added that it also eliminated armed militants in the southern Syria security zone. The final confirmation this morning packages both theaters — Lebanon and Syria — into a single statement, though it still withholds granular detail.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, such elimination operations have become a near-daily feature along Israel's northern borders. A June 5 bulletin noted that the IDF eliminated over 125 terrorists in southern Lebanon in a single week, striking over 650 Hezbollah targets. A June 10 bulletin added that more than 20 terrorists were eliminated in southern Lebanon over a two-week period, and a June 19 bulletin reported dozens of terrorists eliminated overnight in Lebanon.
It remains unclear how many operatives were killed in yesterday's operations in each country, whether the strikes in Lebanon and Syria are connected, and what operational methods were used — the military statement did not specify air or ground forces.
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
Source and signal
- Internal intake