The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it killed a senior Hezbollah terrorist, Zakaria Yahya al-Hajj, in an airstrike in the Jwaya area of southern Lebanon.
Published: December 15, 2025 6:57 AM IST
Tel Aviv: Israel on Sunday confirmed that its airstrike killed a senior Hezbollah terrorist, identified as Zakaria Yahya al-Hajj, in the Jwaya area of southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also confirmed the killing of two Hezbollah terrorists in the region. IDF took to X and informed about the development, stating that it killed al-Hajj, who played a crucial role in activating agents within Lebanon’s security systems, and saying that the activities by Hezbollah terrorists pose a major threat to Israel.
“ELIMINATED: Zakaria Yahya al-Hajj, a senior Hezbollah terrorist, was struck in the Jwaya area in southern Lebanon. As part of his role, he activated agents within Lebanon’s security systems, and suppressed criticism by opponents of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The terrorist’s activities constituted a threat to Israel and a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF said in its post.
This comes after the Israeli military confirmed that two additional Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated in separate strikes carried out in different areas in southern Lebanon in less than an hour.
In a separate post, the IDF stated that in the Yater area, it killed a Hezbollah operative who was involved in attempts to re-establish the group’s terrorist infrastructure.
In another strike in the Bint Jbeil area, Israeli forces eliminated a terrorist described as Hezbollah’s local representative, who was responsible for liaising with residents and seizing private property for use in terror activities.
“Two Hezbollah terrorists in strikes in different areas in southern Lebanon within less than an hour. In the Yater area, the IDF eliminated a terrorist who took part in Hezbollah’s attempts to reestablish its infrastructure. In the Bint Jbeil area, the IDF eliminated a terrorist who served as the local representative of Hezbollah, responsible for communication with the residents, and seized private assets for terror use,” the post read.
It is to be noted that, Israel airstrikes are part of major operations against Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon.
The Israel Army said that its soldiers have nutralised as many as 40 terrorists who were trying to reestablish Hezbollah’s infrastructure in approximately 30 different locations across southern Lebanon. Tel Aviv recently accused the terror outfit of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and claimed it has violated the agreement more than 1,900 times.
(With ANI Inputs)
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