Three Hezbollah operatives were admitted to Ziv Medical Center in Safed on Friday, held in a locked room under IDF guard while handcuffed and blindfolded, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) reports. The IDF spokesperson's unit had no comment.
Three Hezbollah operatives were admitted to Ziv Medical Center in Safed on Friday morning in a ward guarded by IDF soldiers, according to a report by Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio). The report said the three were kept handcuffed and blindfolded in a room secured by military personnel. The IDF spokesperson's unit did not comment. The circumstances of the operatives' capture or transfer to the hospital were not disclosed in the report. As The Zioneer reported earlier Friday (11:20), the first hospitalization of Hezbollah operatives under IDF guard at Ziv was noted; this later report confirms the same event with additional detail on the detainees' restraints and security arrangements. No further information was available about the source of the injuries or any planned legal proceedings.
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Source and signal
- Open-source intake