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Monday, October 23, 2023
UAV strikes cell in Lebanon reading missile attack — IDF
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces says it carried out a drone strike against a terror cell in southern Lebanon allegedly preparing to carry out an anti-tank guided missile attack in the Mount Dov area on the northern border.
Earlier today, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the military has carried out strikes to eliminate more than 20 Hezbollah cells in southern Lebanon since the start of the war.
כלי טיס מאויש מרחוק תקף מוקדם יותר היום חוליית מחבלים שזוהתה במרחב הר דב ותכננה על פי החשד לשגר רקטות לעבר שטח ישראל pic.twitter.com/I0DFNFYzr5
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) October 23, 2023
The Iran-backed Hezbollah has named at least 29 members killed, apparently by Israeli strikes, in the past two weeks.
