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Friday, February 16, 2024
Lebanese terror groups say 5 members killed in overnight IAF strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Lebanese terror groups say five of their members were killed in an overnight Israeli strike.
Hezbollah announces that two of its members were killed, while the allied Amal group says three members died in the strike.
Hezbollah announces two deaths in its ranks: total 205 pic.twitter.com/tk28jZWh6F
— GPA (@RealKON_) February 16, 2024
Pasukan perlawanan Lebanon "Amal" mengumumkan kabar duka atas nama:
– Ali Hasan Issa, bergelar Falah, dari desa Jabshit, lahir tahun 1971.
– Muhammad Husain Said, bergelar Abu Maryam, dari desa Al-Qusaybah, lahir tahun 1995. pic.twitter.com/itGlOYuM63— Laricya ???? (@LaricyaMalakian) February 16, 2024
The IDF says it hit a Hezbollah military compound in the town of Qantara.
Since October 8, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Gaza amid the war there.
So far, the skirmishes on the border have resulted in six civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of ten IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several attacks from Syria, without any injuries.
Hezbollah has named 205 members who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 32 operatives from other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and at least 30 civilians, three of whom were journalists, have been killed.
