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IDF says Hezbollah operative killed in overnight drone strike in eastern Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Hezbollah operative was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon’s northeastern Beqaa Valley last night, the IDF says.
According to the military, the operative, Hassam Qassem Gharab, was directing — from Lebanon — terror cells in Syria to launch rockets at the Golan Heights in northern Israel.
“The terrorist’s activity posed a threat to the State of Israel and its citizens,” the IDF says.
Since a November 2024 ceasefire, the IDF says it has killed over 230 Hezbollah operatives in strikes in Lebanon, saying they were violating the terms of the truce.
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