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Monday, February 16, 2026
IDF: Hezbollah operative killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon
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A Hezbollah operative involved in restoring the terror group’s infrastructure was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanon town of Tallouseh this evening, the military says.
The IDF says the operative served “as a local representative of the Hezbollah terror organization in the village,” and was actively “engaged in attempts to restore military infrastructure.”
As part of his role, he was responsible for liaising between the terror group and the residents of Tallouseh “on economic and military matters,” according to the military.
The IDF says the operative also “acted to seize private property for terror purposes.”
His actions were a violation of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the military adds.
חיסול נוסף ב-12 שעות: צה"ל חיסל מחבל מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שפעל לשיקום תשתיות בדרום לבנון
צה"ל תקף מוקדם יותר היום וחיסל מחבל שעסק בניסיון שיקום תשתיות צבאיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב טלוסה שבדרום לבנון.
המחבל פעל כנציג מקומי של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב כפר טלוסה שבדרום… pic.twitter.com/trwZmOSXya
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) February 16, 2026
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