The Israeli air force (IAF) eliminated Hezbollah’s Radwan Force’s anti-tank missile system commander, Riad Rida Ghazzawi, in an airstrike on the Sultaniyeh area of southern Lebanon on Monday, the IDF announced.
The strike was reportedly conducted according to intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate.
Ghazzawi planned and executed many attacks on Israel, including firing anti-tank missiles at Israeli citizens and soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.
In a separate strike, the IAF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Safad El Battikh in southern Lebanon, including buildings in which a Hezbollah Command Unit terrorist operated. This terrorist was responsible for smuggling weapons to Hezbollah terror cells and rehabilitating terror operations in the Bint Jbeil area, according to the IDF.
Concurrently, IDF soldiers have been operating in wooded, thicketed terrain in southern Lebanon along Israel’s border fence to uncover and dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure, the IDF reported Monday.
IDF Brigade 188 operates in thicketed terrain in southern Lebanon, November 4, 2024 (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit).
Dismantling terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon
Combat engineering teams in Brigade 188 have been working to uncover and destroy terror infrastructure, including military buildings and weaponry.
Earlier on Monday, following sirens in several cities in the Upper Galilee at 11:00 a.m., approximately 30 rockets were counted being launched from Lebanon toward Israel. Some were intercepted, and some fell in open areas.
Before this salvo, the IDF struck a rocket launcher from which approximately 30 rockets were launched toward the Upper Galilee at 9:25 a.m. Also, during this barrage, some rockets were intercepted, and the rest fell in open areas.
Approximately 60 rockets have been fired into Israel from Lebanon on Monday as of 3:00 p.m. in total, according to the IDF.
