Israeli troops killed a Hezbollah operative in an exchange of fire during ground operations north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon yesterday, the military says.
According to the IDF, the Hezbollah gunman was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle. Troops of the Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit identified and then killed him in a close-quarters fight.
The IDF says that several hours later, Givati soldiers raided a Hezbollah weapons cache in the area, where they located dozens of weapons, including firearms, anti-aircraft missiles, and other military equipment.
Separately, overnight, the Israeli Air Force struck two Hezbollah cells of operatives in Tyre on Lebanon’s coast and in the town of Shaqra near Bint Jbeil, the military adds.
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