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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Katz says ‘hundreds of Hezbollah operatives’ targeted by IDF, Naim Qassem’s ‘turn will also come’
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Defense Minister Israel Katz says the IDF’s large wave of strikes in Lebanon this afternoon targeted “hundreds of Hezbollah operatives.”
“Hundreds of Hezbollah operatives were targeted in surprise strikes at headquarters across Lebanon, in the largest concentrated blow Hezbollah has suffered since the pager operation,” he says, referring to the exploding pager attack that targeted Hezbollah members in 2024.
Katz says Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem was warned that “Hezbollah would pay a very heavy price for attacking Israel on behalf of Iran, and his personal turn will also come.”
Lebanon’s health ministry reports that the Israeli strikes killed dozens and wounded hundreds more.
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