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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
IDF strikes kill two Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Two Hezbollah operatives were killed in separate Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon within an hour earlier today, the IDF says.
The first strike in the town of Deir Aames killed Ali Issa, who the military says served as Hezbollah’s local representative in the nearby town of Kafra. As part of his role, says the IDF, he was responsible for liaising between the terror group and the residents “on economic and military matters.”
“The terrorist acted to seize private property for the organization’s military needs, such as renting homes for storing weapons and conducting surveillance,” the army says.
The second strike hit a Hezbollah operative who was operating an excavator between the southern towns of Yater and Zinqin.
“The terrorist was struck while attempting to restore Hezbollah terror infrastructure,” the IDF says.
The IDF says both operatives’ activities “constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”
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