Jerusalem [Israel], October 15 (ANI/TPS): Israel confirmed on Tuesday it killed a senior Hezbollah UAV commander.
The announcement comes as the Israel Defense Forces vowed to eliminate Hezbollah‘s Unit 127, which oversees the terror group’s unmanned aerial vehicles.
The commander was identified as Khader Al-Abed Bahja, who oversaw the Hezbollah Aerial Unit’s activities north of the Litani River. The announcement did not specify where or when Bahja was killed.
“Under Bahja’s command, numerous aerial attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops were carried out from the area, making use of UAVs, surveillance aircraft, and explosive aircraft,” the IDF said.
Israeli military officials said dismantling Unit 127 would become a high priority after four soldiers were killed and nearly 60 injured when a drone struck the dining room of an army base in the central Binyamin region on Sunday night.
After the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, the Iran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets and launching drones at northern Israel communities daily. According to figures released by the government on Sept. 29, more than 68,000 residents of northern Israel are displaced from their homes. Hezbollah leaders have repeatedly said they would continue the attacks to prevent Israelis from returning to their homes.
According to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War, the terror group is forbidden from operating in southern Lebanon south of the Litani River. (ANI/TPS)
Israeli Forces raid terror base hidden in UN run Gaza clinic
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 15 (ANI/TPS): The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) continues to eliminate Hamas terrorists and terrorist infrastructure in Gaza. In one case, they raided a UN-controlled clinic that was used by terrorists as a base.
The forces of the IDF’s 162nd Division (Steel Formation) have been operating for over a week in the Jabaliya area in Gaza. The forces surrounded the area, then conducted battles with terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructures. So far, they have eliminated dozens of terrorists and attacked dozens of terrorist infrastructures there.
Meanwhile, the forces of the IDF’s 401st Armored Brigade’s combat team raided dozens of terrorist infrastructures in the area, and eliminated dozens of terrorists from the ground, by use of drones and by firing tank shells. They also confiscated many weapons, among them: anti-tank missiles, dozens of explosives, and weapons of various types. In addition, several underground shafts were located and destroyed.
The forces of the 460th Armored (training) Brigade’s combat team raided a UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine) regional clinic that terrorists had taken control of and turned into a weapons warehouse and a hiding place for terrorists in the area. The terrorists who barricaded themselves in the clinic shot at the troops and were killed.
With the elimination of the terrorists, many sub-explosions were identified indicating a hidden stockpile of weapons. (ANI/TPS)
Three Hezbollah terrorists captured
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 15 (ANI/TPS): The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldiers captured three terrorists from Hezbollah’s Radwan in southern Lebanon.
During the activity of the 13th Battalion of the IDF’s Golani Infantry Brigade in South Lebanon, an underground shaft was located inside a building used by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
The forces surrounded the building, where three terrorists of the Radwan Force were entrenched, who were found alongside many weapons and equipment for an extended stay.
The forces of Golani’s brigade combat team continue their activities in the area, locating weapons and destroying infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, reported the IDF. (ANI/TPS)