IDF kills armed Hezbollah operative after manhunt in southern Lebanon

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

An armed Hezbollah operative identified near Israeli forces in southern Lebanon earlier today was killed following a manhunt, the military says.

The IDF says reservists of the 551st Brigade spotted the gunman in the Majdal Zoun area, inside Israel’s buffer zone.

The troops opened fire on the operative and, following a chase, killed the operative “to remove the threat,” the military says.

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