The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday produced a video showing the interrogation of captured Hezbollah terrorist Wada Kamel Younis, who is said to have “fled” after the killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah. He is said to have done so.
Nasrallah was killed on September 27 in a major Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah's underground headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. His death, which came after the murders of many other senior leaders, shocked the organization.
Younis was captured earlier this month and interrogated by the Israel Defense Forces.
on video published The IDF said Younis survived an airstrike on a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon and lost contact with other terrorists in nearby locations. He describes how others “fled” after Nasrallah's death.
The IDF said in a statement:
During last weekend's IDF operation in southern Lebanon, an underground tunnel shaft was installed in a building leading to the area where the terrorists operated, with an exit shaft nearby.
Troops surrounded the building, inspected the tunnel shafts and located where captured terrorist Wada Kamel Younis was buried.
After the terrorist surrendered and was arrested, he was interrogated at the scene and then taken to an Israeli detention facility for further questioning by Unit 504 investigators.
In cross-examination he said: [fled]four people (the regional army commander and his lieutenants) had already fled from the beginning. ” About the “Radwan Army” he said: “Lack of faith, non-religious people just coming to take the money and that's it. They were afraid.” [of Israel]…They wanted to march into Galilee in response to the attack, but after the assassination of Hassan (Nasrallah) no one saw them. ”
Separately, IDF spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari said Tuesday that three members of Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit were also captured hiding in a building in southern Lebanon where they were stockpiling weapons and supplies. did.
They too were interrogated and transported to Israel for further interrogation, potentially providing valuable information to Israel.
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