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IDF says failed assassination attempt on Hezbollah operative instead killed opposition official
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF acknowledges that an attempt to assassinate a Hezbollah operative near Beirut last night failed, and the strike killed a senior official in an anti-Hezbollah group.
Lebanese media reported that the Israeli Navy strike in Ain Saadeh, east of Beirut, killed Pierre Moawad, a senior official in the Lebanese Forces, a Christian political group that is opposed to Hezbollah, along with his wife.
The IDF says the strike apparently failed to kill the Hezbollah target, and it “regrets the harm” to the civilians.
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