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Sunday, April 19, 2026
IDF: Over 150 Hezbollah operatives, including Bint Jbeil commander, killed on day before ceasefire
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
More than 150 Hezbollah operatives, including several commanders, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the day before the ceasefire in Lebanon took effect, the military says.
The IDF says that on Thursday, it struck some 300 Hezbollah sites, including rocket launchers, command centers, and weapon depots across Lebanon.
The strikes killed over 150 Hezbollah operatives, including the commander of the Bint Jbeil area, Ali Reda Abbas, and other commanders, according to the military.
The IDF says Abbas is the fourth commander of the Bint Jbeil sector who has been killed by Israel amid the multifront war in recent years.
The military adds that since hostilities with Lebanon escalated amid the Iran war, when the terror group resumed rocket and drone attacks on Israel, over 1,800 of the terror group’s operatives have been killed in Lebanon.
The Times of Israel Community.