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Friday, March 13, 2026
IDF says 3 Hezbollah operatives killed in strike on Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon yesterday
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Three Hezbollah operatives were killed in an Israeli strike in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says.
The IDF says operatives had been identified by the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division’s 869th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, and a short while later, they were struck and killed.
The 91st Division has been deployed to the eastern sector of southern Lebanon, part of the IDF’s “enhanced forward defense posture,” after Hezbollah began attacking Israel this month.
The division has been focusing on dismantling Hezbollah’s anti-tank missile launch sites and eliminating members of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force in their area of operations.
The military deployed troops deeper in southern Lebanon in the past week, saying it aims to “establish a forward defense that will create an additional security layer for the residents of the north.”
Three Hezbollah operatives were killed in an Israeli strike in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says.
The IDF says operatives had been identified by the 91st "Galilee" Regional Division's 869th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, and a short while… pic.twitter.com/tOzce4Hefr
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