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Thursday, June 25, 2026
IDF says 6 Hezbollah operatives who posed threat to troops killed in strikes
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The IDF says it struck and killed at least six Hezbollah operatives who posed a threat to troops operating in southern Lebanon today.
According to the military, in one incident in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, troops of the Golani Brigade spotted five Hezbollah operatives near them. In another incident, in the Ali Taher ridge area, troops of the Commando Brigade spotted an armed Hezbollah gunman.
In both incidents, the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes and the ground forces opened fire on the operatives, killing them.
The military says it continues to operate at the Ali Taher ridge, beneath which Hezbollah has a massive underground complex, where some 30 operatives are holed up.
The IDF says it will “not allow Hezbollah terrorists to exit the underground tunnel network or operate in the area of the ridge.”
לאחר שזוהו במרחב הביטחוני: צה"ל חיסל מחבלי חיזבאללה שהיוו איום על כוחותינו הפועלים במרחב ההגנה הקדמי
מוקדם יותר היום (ה'), כוחות צוות הקרב החטיבתי גולני בפיקוד אוגדה 36 הפועלים בזוטר א-שרקייה, זיהו חמישה מחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שהיוו איום על כוחותינו הפועלים בתוך המרחב… pic.twitter.com/uNRdIgou5P
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