Three Hezbollah operatives in vehicle killed by Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon – KAN

The attack was aimed at senior officials in a joint unit against Iran and Hezbollah.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS MARCH 2, 2024 08:43 Updated: MARCH 2, 2024 12:53

A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal(photo credit: REUTERS/ALI HASHISHO)Three Hezbollah operatives were killed in a vehicle in southern Lebanon after it was attacked by an Israeli drone strike near the city of Naqoura on Saturday morning, KAN reported.

One of the men was a weapons technician, one of the sources said.

Arab media and local Lebanese reports, whom also attributed the attack was by Israel, did not initially report the identities of the targets being operatives of the Lebanese terror organization. The Israeli army said it was checking reports on the incident.

The aftermath of the drone strike can be seen below:

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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) March 2, 2024
Attack jointly against Iran and Hezbollah

The attack was aimed at senior officials in a joint unit against Iran and Hezbollah, KAN reported.
LEBANON’S HEZBOLLAH supporters listen to leader Hassan Nasrallah’s televised address at a memorial ceremony to mark one week since the passing of former Hezbollah deputy Muhammad Yaghi, in Baalbek, earlier this year. (credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)
Israeli strikes since October have killed more than 200 Hezbollah fighters and some 50 civilians in Lebanon, while attacks from Lebanon into Israel have killed a dozen Israeli soldiers and five civilians. Tens of thousands of Israelis and Lebanese have fled villages on both sides of the frontier.

Like the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Hezbollah is an ally of Iran. It says its campaign at the border aims to support Palestinians under Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah signaled this week that it would halt its attacks if Israel’s Gaza offensive stops, but it is also ready to keep on fighting if the Gaza war continues. On Friday, Hezbollah announced the deaths of four members killed in Lebanon.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last Sunday indicated that Israel planned to increase attacks on Hezbollah in the event of a Gaza ceasefire, but was open to a diplomatic deal to withdraw Hezbollah fighters from the border.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati told Reuters on Thursday a halt to fighting in Gaza as early as next week would trigger indirect talks to end hostilities at the border.

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