The Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that 250 Hezbollah terrorists, including nearly 20 commanders, have been killed since the start of limited ground operations in southern Lebanon.
“Approximately 250 terrorists were eliminated by land and air, and more than 2,000 military targets were attacked, including terrorist organizations and facilities, military buildings, weapons depots, missile platforms, etc.,” IDF Arabic spokesman Avichai Adlai said. wrote to X. .
“As part of this operation, forces were able to eliminate terrorists staked out in buildings and positions adjacent to the separation fence and were able to prevent Hezbollah terrorists from accessing the fence, which poses no threat to the population in the north. It was intended to remove [Israel]” continued Adlai.
“During the operation, troops also discovered a warehouse of combat equipment, a missile launcher ready for launch, and a Hezbollah explosive device left behind by terrorists,” he added.
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Israeli tanks move along the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on October 1. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
According to the IDF, the killed Hezbollah terrorists included five battalion commanders, 10 company commanders, and six platoon commanders.
The announcement came after the Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that two soldiers were killed “during combat in northern Israel.”
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On October 2, Israeli airstrikes hit the area between the villages of Kfarkera and Adeisit Marjayoun on Lebanon's southern border, causing thick smoke to rise. (Stringer/Stringer/dpa via Getty Images)
On Wednesday, the IDF announced that eight soldiers were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon.
“I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of our fallen heroes in Lebanon today,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message. “May God avenge their deaths. May their memory be a blessing.”
His IDF profile photo shows Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah, who the IDF confirmed was killed in an airstrike last Friday. (IDF Spokesperson Unit)
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Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “We are in the middle of a bitter war with the Iranian axis of evil who wants to destroy us. That will not happen, because we are united, and with God's help, we will win together. ” he added. “We will return the hostages of the south, we will return the people of the north, and we will guarantee the eternity of Israel.”
FOX News' Yael Rotem-Kriel contributed to this report.
