The IDF carried out a strike on a Hezbollah terrorist near Jannata in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Wednesday night.
According to Army Radio, the attack targeted a vehicle in the city of Jannata, located in the Tyre district, in what seems to be a targeted assassination of a Hezbollah terrorist.
The IDF did not comment on the target of the strike, with the official statement saying it struck "a Hezbollah terrorist near the area of Jannata."
This is the second strike against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon of the day, with a previous operation targeting launch sites and military infrastructure in the Tebna area of southern Lebanon’s Sidon District, as well as Wadi Houmin.
Previously, on Sunday, the IDF struck Hezbollah positions, killing at least one person involved in attempts to rehabilitate the group’s military infrastructure in the area of Yater. According to the IDF, the targeted operative was linked to efforts to restore capabilities in southern Lebanon after previous Israeli strikes.
IDF confirms Lebanese soldier had Hezbollah connection
The IDF also killed one Hezbollah terrorist, who was identified as Lebanese military intelligence official Ali Abdullah. IDF sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the official was a double-hat Hezbollah agent, despite denials by all Lebanese officials.
On Tuesday, the IDF had sent out a photo of Abdullah in a Lebanese Army uniform, and Hezbollah did not deny that the two other individuals he was killed with were connected to the terror organization.
Additionally on Wednesday, IDF sources said they have extensive evidence confirming that Abdullah also worked for Hezbollah, even though there is no photograph of him in a Hezbollah uniform (which would have blown his cover).
Yonah Jeremy Bob, Sam Halper, and Fraidy Moser contributed to this report.