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Monday, June 3, 2024
IDF confirms Lebanon airstrike that killed Hezbollah official
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike against a vehicle in southern Lebanon this morning, killing a member of the Hezbollah terror group.
Hussein Sabra was targeted while driving near the village of Kauthariyet al-Rez, in the Sidon District, Lebanese media reported.
According to the IDF, Sabra was a member of Hezbollah’s force build-up unit, and was involved in efforts to improve the terror group’s air defense unit, including by equipping it with new means.
The military publishes footage of the strike.
הבוקר כלי טיס של חיל האוויר תקף במרחב צור שבלבנון וחיסל את המחבל עלי חסין צברא, פעיל צבאי במערך ההתעצמות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.
במסגרת תפקידו, חסין צברא היה מעורב בשיפור והצטיידות מערך ההגנה האווירית בחיזבאללה>> pic.twitter.com/Cat8mwjF8i
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) June 3, 2024
Separately, the IDF struck several buildings in southern Lebanon’s Qotrani, which it says were used by Hezbollah’s air defense unit.
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