Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group memberMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented operation on Saturday morning during which Israeli commandos landed on the shores of Batroun, northern Lebanon, captured the alleged official and escaped via speedboat.In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a “senior operative of Hezbollah” and transferred him to its territory to be investigated by military intelligence. The media outlet Axios cited Israeli sources as saying the captured man – Imad Amhaz – was responsible for Hezbollah’s naval operations. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/israeli-military-abducts-alleged-hezbollah-official-in-sea-raid
Author : William Christou in Beirut
Publish date : 2024-11-02 19:30:31
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Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid
