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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
IDF says it struck Hezbollah drone stockpiles yesterday, several Beirut sites overnight
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Several Hezbollah drone storage sites were destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says.
According to the IDF, the drone caches were located both above and below ground. Additionally, drone launchers that were to be used by Hezbollah were struck.
In a separate strike overnight, the IDF says fighter jets struck a Hezbollah weapons manufacturing plant in Beirut, and a command center belonging to the terror group’s intelligence division.
Before the strike, the IDF issued a warning to civilians in the area.
במהלך הלילה, מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר בהכוונה מודיעינית מדויקת של אגף המודיעין, ביצעו תקיפות ממוקדות במרחב הדאחייה בביירות של אתר לייצור אמצעי לחימה של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה ומפקדה של מטה המודיעין של הארגון>> pic.twitter.com/AJ0yjt6YJy
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