The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday carried out three separate drone strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it said were three Hezbollah operatives who were violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

Lebanese media reported that Israeli aircraft carried out strikes against vehicles in the south Lebanon towns of Yater, Safad al-Battikh, and Jouaiya. According to the IDF, all three strikes resulted in the deaths of the Hezbollah operatives.

During the morning, the military said it struck and killed a Hezbollah member in the village of Yater, who it said was involved in restoring the terror group’s infrastructure.

Within an hour, the IDF said it struck and killed another Hezbollah operative near Bint Jbeil, close to Safad al-Battikh. That operative served as the terror group’s local representative in the village and, as part of his role, was responsible for liaising between the terror group and the residents “on economic and military matters,” according to the military.

In the afternoon, the IDF said it carried out a strike near Jouaiya, killing Zakariya Yahya al-Hajj, who the military said was a senior Hezbollah operative in the area.

“As part of his role, he ran agents within Lebanon’s security apparatus. Additionally, the terrorist al-Hajj acted to suppress criticism by opponents of Hezbollah in Lebanon,” the IDF said.

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הבוקר, צה"ל תקף וחיסל תוך פחות משעה שני מחבלים של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחבים שונים בדרום לבנון.

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