This Saturday, November 3, the Israeli army indicated that it had captured a “ high-ranking Hezbollah agent » Lebanese during an operation carried out by an elite unit north of Beirut. The man “ was transferred to Israeli territory » et « currently under investigation ».
With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michel Paul
An amphibious raid carried out by the marine commandos of “Shayetet 13”, one of the elite units of the Israeli army. This happened 140 kilometers from the Israeli border, in the small port town of Batroun in the north of Lebanon. The Lebanese National Information Agency (ANI) specifies that the events took place on Friday, November 1 at dawn.
No indication of the identity of the individual who was kidnapped. The media in Israel and Lebanon claim that it is Imad Fadel Amhaz who is presented either as a senior Hezbollah official or as the captain of a civilian ship which would hold important information on the armaments held by Hezbollah. Lebanese Shiite organization.
First operation of this kind
This is the first time that such an operation has occurred since the start, more than a year ago, of violence between the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah and Israel, who entered into open war on September 23.
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