IDF hits Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon; terror group confirms death of drone chief

The IDF says it carried out airstrikes on several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.

In Kafr Kila, aircraft struck several Hezbollah sites, and in Yaroun, a fighter jet hit infrastructure belonging to the terror group, according to the IDF.

It says troops also shelled areas in southern Lebanon with artillery, presumably to foil planned Hezbollah attacks.

כלי טיס של חיל האוויר תקפו בשעות האחרונות מספר תשתיות צבאיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב הכפר כילא שבדרום לבנון. בנוסף, מטוס קרב של חיל האוויר תקף תשתית טרור של הארגון במרחב הכפר יארון שבדרום לבנון וכלי ארטילריה של צה"ל ירו לעבר מרחבים שונים בדרום לבנון>> pic.twitter.com/4IZorDX6j5

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 9, 2024

Several missiles and rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel over the past hour, as well as a number of “hostile aerial targets,” according to the IDF.

The IDF says one of the aerial targets was downed by air defenses, and “all the events are now over.”

Meanwhile, Hezbollah confirms the death of Ali Hussein Barji, a senior commander targeted in an alleged Israeli strike earlier today.

Barji, the 158th named Hezbollah member killed in the cross-border clashes since October 8, was behind several drone attacks on northern Israel.

الحز. ب يعلن إرتقاء الشهيـ.. علي حسين برجي "أبو مهدي" من بلدة مركبا في جنوب لبنان pic.twitter.com/UVEgXSdc1x

— bintjbeil.org (@bintjbeilnews) January 9, 2024