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2025-12-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Three killed in Israeli strike on car near Sidon

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-12-23 2025-12-23 01:35|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1823 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

1 IDF says airstrike near Sidon eliminated 3 Hezbollah members, including one who also served in Lebanon’s army

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-12-23 04:49|| 2025-12-23 04:49|| Front Page Top

2 Interesting link, Grom:

The IDF said Tuesday that an airstrike the previous day killed a Hezbollah operative who also served in a Lebanese army intelligence unit, marking a rare and potentially explosive overlap between Lebanon’s military and the Iran-backed terrorist group. Two other Hezbollah members were also killed in the strike.

According to the military, the main target, Ali Abdullah, was a Hezbollah operative and concurrently a soldier in Lebanon’s army. The strike, which targeted a car in al-Quneitra near the southern city of Sidon, also killed Mustafa Balout, reportedly active in Hezbollah’s air defense in the Sidon region, and Hassan Hamdan.

In anticipation of a potential broader military campaign in Lebanon, the IDF revealed earlier this month that at least 40 Hezbollah operatives had been killed in 30 southern Lebanese villages since early October. These casualties are in addition to more than 380 Hezbollah members killed since the current ceasefire technically took effect, a period during which Israel says Hezbollah has violated the agreement more than 1,900 times.

The IDF said those killed were involved in various terror activities, including restoring military infrastructure, weapons smuggling and coordinating locals with Hezbollah’s command structure.

UK-based Iranian opposition outlet Iran International reported in early December that Hossein Mohammadi Sirat of Imam Sadegh University, speaking on a website affiliated with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, claimed that 30% of Lebanon’s military personnel are Hezbollah members and likened the group to Iran’s Basij militia.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-12-23 11:34|| 2025-12-23 11:34|| Front Page Top

3 ^It's no longer Lebanon but Hezbollah-Land.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-12-23 11:45|| 2025-12-23 11:45|| Front Page Top

4 So it’s been since the end of their civil war in the 1980s, I suspect.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-12-23 13:27|| 2025-12-23 13:27|| Front Page Top

5 Soon to be part of Israel Grom!

Read the Book of Daniel for more details.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-12-23 16:12|| 2025-12-23 16:12|| Front Page Top

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