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Friday, October 17, 2025
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Friday, October 17, 2025
IDF confirms earlier drone strike in Lebanon, says Hezbollah operative killed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the Alon Reserve Infantry Brigade operate in the southern Lebanon town of Yaroun to demolish a building used by Hezbollah, late October 16, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF confirms carrying out a drone strike in southern Lebanon earlier today, saying it killed a Hezbollah operative.
The operative who was targeted while driving in the southern Lebanon town of Khirbet Selm was involved in restoring Hezbollah military capabilities in the area, according to the IDF.
A Hezbollah operative is targeted in a drone strike in the southern Lebanon town of Khirbet Selm, October 17, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
Separately, the IDF discloses that in a ground operation carried out by reservists of the Alon Brigade in the southern Lebanon town of Yaroun late Thursday, a building used by Hezbollah was demolished.
The military says the building had posed a threat to Israeli troops operating in the area.
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