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IDF: Several Hezbollah gunmen who injured IDF officer killed in south Lebanon strike

By Emanuel Fabian 1 August 2026, 7:00 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The military says several Hezbollah gunmen who wounded an officer in southern Lebanon overnight were killed in a strike.

The officer was moderately injured in the gunfight in the Ali Taher ridge area, the IDF announced earlier.

Following the exchange of fire, the military says, troops struck the gunmen and killed them.

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