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IDF: Lebanon drone strike last night killed local Hezbollah commander
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli drone strike last night in southern Lebanon’s Yater killed a commander in Hezbollah, the military announces.
According to the IDF, the operative, named by local media as Nabil Balaghi, was the commander of Hezbollah’s forces in the Yater area.
During the war, Balaghi “advanced terror attacks on IDF troops and Israel,” the IDF says, adding that recently he attempted to restore Hezbollah’s capabilities in the Yater area, which “constitutes a blatant violation of the [ceasefire] deal.”
More than 150 Hezbollah operatives have been killed in Israeli strikes since the start of the November 2024 ceasefire in Lebanon.
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