‘Pushing Hezbollah north’: IDF says some 440 operatives killed in south Lebanon ground mission

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says Israeli troops have killed at least 440 Hezbollah operatives during ground operations in southern Lebanon.

“We are pushing Hezbollah north. Some of the terrorists fled, and some are being defeated by our troops in close-quarters battles,” Hagari says in a press conference.

“Since the beginning of the ground maneuver, the troops have killed on the ground and from the air, some 440 terrorists, including 30 commanders,” he says.

Hagari in his press conference also shows a video of a 250-meter-long Hezbollah tunnel that he says was located some 300 meters from the border, and did not cross into Israeli territory.

“These compounds were to be used by Hezbollah terrorists in an attack on the Galilee communities… yesterday we destroyed this tunnel,” he says.