The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has recently reported the elimination of 250 Hezbollah terrorists, including a significant number of commanders, in the course of its restricted ground operation in southern Lebanon.
The IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, detailed the operation's achievements in a statement.
According to Fox News, Adraee stated, "Approximately 250 terrorists have been eliminated by land and air, and more than 2,000 military targets have been attacked, including terrorist elements and facilities, military buildings, weapons depots, missile platforms, and the like." The operation's primary objective was to neutralize the threat posed by Hezbollah terrorists to the northern residents of Israel. Adraee explained that the forces successfully eliminated terrorists who had fortified themselves in buildings and positions near the separation fence, thereby preventing any further approach towards the fence.
In addition to the successful neutralization of terrorists, the IDF forces also discovered combat equipment warehouses, ready-to-launch missile launchers, and explosive devices left behind by Hezbollah terrorists. The IDF further revealed that the eliminated terrorists included five battalion commanders, 10 company commanders, and six platoon commanders.
However, the IDF also reported the loss of two of its soldiers during combat in northern Israel on Friday. This followed the announcement on Wednesday that eight troops had been killed during the fighting in southern Lebanon. Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, stating, "I would like to send my deepest condolences to the families of our heroes who fell today in Lebanon. May God avenge their death. May their memory be of blessing."
Netanyahu further emphasized Israel's determination to win the war against what he termed as "Iran's axis of evil," which he claimed seeks to destroy Israel. He asserted, "This will not happen -- because we will stand together, and with God's help -- we will win together. We will return our hostages in the south, we will return our residents in the north, we will guarantee the eternity of Israel."
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