The Israeli military announced on Thursday the deaths of five soldiers in the fighting in Lebanon. They were named as follows: -Major Ofek Bachar, aged 24, from Ness Ziona, a Company Commander from the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, fell during combat in southern Lebanon.

Halevi told commanders, "We estimate that around 1,500 Hezbollah operatives are dead, and the fact that they are surrendering is an important achievement." "We are very determined

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Hezbollah's regional command center, which was used to launch numerous attacks on northern Israeli communities, was destroyed by the IDF in an aerial strike.

The mayor of Nabatieh was killed, according to Lebanese state media, in an air raid that Israel said was targeting Hezbollah.

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Note: video contains subtitles] In an alarming revelation, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) provided an inside look at Hezbollah's sophisticated underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon, designed for an imminent large-scale attack on northern Israel.

Hussein Muhammed Awada was responsible for rocket fire from a number of villages in the Bint Jbeil area to Israeli territory.