IDF says Lebanon drone strike targeted Hezbollah operative gathering intel on Israeli troops

By Emanuel Fabian

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20 September 2025, 9:06 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Lebanese first responders and security forces gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle on the Khardali road in south Lebanon's Marjayoun area on September 20, 2025. (Rabih Daher/AFP)

The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike in the Khardali area of southern Lebanon earlier today, saying it killed a Hezbollah operative who was carrying out surveillance on Israeli troops.

“The terrorist took part in attempts to gather intelligence on IDF troops in southern Lebanon,” the army says, adding that his activity “constitutes a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

Since the November 2024 ceasefire, the IDF says it has killed over 300 Hezbollah operatives in strikes in Lebanon, saying they were violating the terms of the truce.

צה״ל חיסל מחבל מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה אשר עסק בניסיונות איסוף מודיעין על כוחות צה״ל

צה"ל בהובלת פיקוד הצפון, תקף באמצעות חיל האוויר וחיסל מחבל מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה מוקדם יותר היום (ש׳), במרחב ארנון שבדרום לבנון.

המחבל עסק בנסיונות איסוף מודיעין על פעילות כוחות צה״ל בדרום… pic.twitter.com/QMBRbeqpwG

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