An Israeli airstrike earlier today in southern Lebanon killed a prominent terror operative involved in advancing attacks on Israel, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.
Muhammad Shoaib was targeted in the town of al-Numairiya, in the Nabatiyeh district.
The military says Shoaib was a “significant figure in advancing terror attacks within Israeli territory.”
“As part of his activities, he operated to smuggle weapons into Israeli territory, in order to carry out terror attacks in Israel and establish terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon,” the IDF says.
Shoaib was also a “significant figure in the weapons smuggling route from Iran” to Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank, according to the statement.
The IDF says his killing “undermines the weaponization capabilities of the various terror organizations” operating in Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.
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