IDF details killing of Hezbollah operatives in south Lebanon

The IDF says it killed several Hezbollah operatives as troops conduct ground operations in southern Lebanon.

According to the military, in one incident last night, troops of the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade identified a cell of Hezbollah gunmen and directed an airstrike against them.

Separately, a group of “suspects who were near IDF troops and posed a threat” were targeted in another airstrike, directed by troops of the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division, the army says.

In the Rab al-Thalathine area — where the 7th Armored Brigade, under the 36th Division, began a raid yesterday — the IDF says the troops detected a group of operatives entering a building near the forces.

“Immediately after the detection, a tank fired at the terrorists and eliminated them,” the IDF says.

And in another incident in the area, the IDF says it struck a building where commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force had gathered, along with a weapons depot.

The military deployed troops deeper into southern Lebanon after Hezbollah began attacking Israel last week, saying it aims to “establish a forward defense that will create an additional security layer for the residents of the north.”