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IDF says Hezbollah killed dog from K9 unit after it revealed operatives’ position
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A dog of the Oketz canine unit that exposed a cell of six Hezbollah gunmen in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil this morning was killed, according to the military.
Troops of the Paratroopers Brigade had spotted fresh food and military equipment at the entrance to a building in Bint Jbeil’s “kasbah,” or fortified quarter.
The paratroopers sent in a drone and an Oketz dog to scan the site before the soldiers entered. The dog revealed the position of the gunmen before being shot dead by them.
The soldiers then surrounded the building and identified the gunmen fleeing to the rooftop using the drone.
Within an hour and a half of the initial identification, all six gunmen were killed by troops with light arms, tank shelling and an explosive drone.
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