The IDF announced the elimination of high-profile Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad operatives in Lebanon and Gaza, following precision strikes carried out by the IAF in coordination with ground operations.

In southern Lebanon, the IAF targeted Abu Ali Rida, Hezbollah’s commander in the Baraachit region, who was involved in coordinating rocket and anti-tank attacks on IDF forces. The IDF continues conducting targeted ground raids in Lebanon, dismantling Hezbollah’s infrastructure and neutralizing terrorists. During one raid, forces identified a terrorist near the border, striking the location and triggering multiple secondary explosions.

Simultaneously in Gaza, the IAF, in collaboration with the Shin Bet and IDF troops, eliminated Ahmed Al-Dalu, an Islamic Jihad operative from the group’s Military Intelligence Unit. Al-Dalu was directly involved in the October 7 massacre at Kfar Aza and has been linked to ongoing terrorist plots targeting Israeli civilians.

In ongoing operations throughout Gaza, IDF forces are dismantling terrorist networks, with recent successes in the Rafah area where troops identified and destroyed a terrorist cell storing landmines intended for attacks on Israeli forces.