IDF confirms earlier drone strike in south Lebanon, says it killed Hezbollah operative

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF confirms carrying out a drone strike in southern Lebanon today, saying it killed a Hezbollah operative.

The target of the strike in the town of at-Tiri was involved in efforts to “reestablish Hezbollah’s readiness in the area,” the military says.

The IDF says the operative’s actions “constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

According to Lebanese media, a school bus passed by the area at the time of the strike, resulting in the injury of the driver and several students.

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