The IAF on Thursday evening struck a Radwan Force command center where Hezbollah terrorists operated in the area of Jmaijmeh, along with an additional Radwan Force command center in the area of Majdal Selm in southern Lebanon, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.
During the strike, a Radwan Force's operations unit commander, the terrorist Ali Jaafar Maatuk was eliminated, along with an additional commander responsible for the Radwan Force's operations in the Hajir region.
The terrorists promoted numerous terror attacks against the State of Israel. Moreover, additional terrorists belonging to the Radwan Force who operated from the command centers were also eliminated during the strike.
In addition, the IAF struck a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Chaqra in southern Lebanon.
Earlier, Al-Arabiya reported that terrorist Maatuk was eliminated in an Israeli strike in the village of Majdel Selm in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah later confirmed the elimination.
Maatuk was the commander of the Radwan force in the Hujeir area, and had replaced Ali Ahmed Hassin, who was eliminated this past April.
It was also reported that at least four more terrorists were eliminated in IDF strikes in southern Lebanon and that several others were injured.
Earlier on Thursday, the IAF struck in the area of Maryamine and eliminated Hasan Ali Mehanna, a Hezbollah terrorist in the Qana sector.
Mehanna was an operative in Hezbollah's engineering unit and was involved in numerous attacks against the State of Israel.
Also on Thursday, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Sirens regarding rocket and missile launches were sounded due to the danger of falling shrapnel from the interception. No injuries were reported.
Later, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted an additional suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon into the area of the Golan Heights. No injuries were reported.