Israeli Army Reports Killing 3 Hezbollah Members in Bombing of Southern Lebanon

The Israeli Army, on Tuesday, spoke of killing 3 members of "Hezbollah" in a bombing that targeted the Sidon district in southern Lebanon.

It added in a statement: "The Israeli Army eliminated yesterday (Monday) three members of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon".

It claimed they "pushed plans against Israeli Army forces, and were intending to attempt to rebuild military infrastructure".

It alleged that "the raid resulted in the elimination of a Hezbollah member who served simultaneously in the intelligence unit affiliated with the Lebanese Army".

The Israeli Army said it "views with utmost seriousness the cooperative relations between the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah".

Threatening escalation, it added that it "will continue to work to remove any threat to the citizens of the State of Israel", according to its expressions.

It indicated that the three are Ali Abdullah, whom it claimed served in the intelligence unit of the Lebanese Army, Mustafa Muhammad Balut, and Hassan Hamdan.

Until 8:00 (GMT), no comment has been issued from "Hezbollah" or the Lebanese Army regarding the Israeli claims.

On Monday, the Lebanese News Agency reported that an Israeli drone targeted a car on the road between the towns of Aqtanit - Al-Qantara - Al-Maamariya in the Sidon district, "which led to the fall of 3 martyrs who were inside it".

Hebrew media has been talking for a week about the Israeli Army completing preparations for a "broad attack" against what it claims are sites for "Hezbollah" in Lebanon.

Tel Aviv conditions launching the possible attack on the failure of the Lebanese government and army to implement their commitment to disarm "Hezbollah" before the end of 2025.

On August 5, 2024, the Lebanese Council of Ministers approved monopolizing arms, including those possessed by "Hezbollah", in the hands of the state, and tasked the army with developing a plan and implementing it before the end of 2025.

However, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has repeatedly announced the party's rejection of disarming, and called for the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Lebanese territories.

Israel has killed more than 4,000 people and injured nearly 17,000 others during an aggression on Lebanon that it began in October 2023, and turned into a comprehensive war in September 2024.

Daily, it violates a ceasefire agreement that began on November 27, 2024, which has cost the lives of hundreds of Lebanese, and it occupies 5 hills it seized in the recent war, in addition to other Lebanese areas it has occupied for decades.