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Friday, August 23, 2024
IDF: Another member of Hezbollah’s rocket unit killed in IDF strike in south Lebanon; 40 rockets fired at north
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Another member of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile unit was killed in an IDF drone strike in southern Lebanon today, the military says.
Saeed Mahmoud Diab was struck while driving in the southern Lebanon town of Maarakeh, in the Tyre District.
Hezbollah announced his death, along with six other members in IDF strikes today.
The IDF says it also struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in at-Tiri, used in a barrage on Safed earlier today.
Meanwhile, a barrage of some 40 rockets was fired from Lebanon at the Kiryat Shmona area, and another five were launched earlier at the Western Galilee.
The IDF says some of the rockets were intercepted, and there are no injuries.
כלי טיס של חיל האוויר תקף במרחב צור, וחיסל את המחבל סעיד מחמוד דעיב, מחבל במערך הרקטות והטילים של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.
בנוסף, מטוסי קרב תקפו במרחב א-טירי את המשגר ממנו שוגרו מוקדם יותר היום רקטות למרחב צפת>> pic.twitter.com/3luUJpppjm
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 23, 2024
