Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 03 Nov 2024, 08:56 pm Print
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The Israel Defense Forces on Monday claimed it has eliminated Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit member Ali Barakat.
"ELIMINATED: Ali Barakat, a terrorist in Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit (127)," IDF posted on X.
?ELIMINATED: Ali Barakat, a terrorist in Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit (127).
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 3, 2024
Ali Barakat was as a significant source of knowledge for the unit, spending over a decade planning and carrying out UAV attacks on Israel. He was also involved in developing cruise missiles and UAVs for… pic.twitter.com/LZgx5nqJP6
Sharing details about the slain Hezbollah member, IDF said Ali Barakat was a significant source of knowledge for the unit.
"Ali Barakat was as a significant source of knowledge for the unit, spending over a decade planning and carrying out UAV attacks on Israel," the force said.
IDF said he was also involved in developing cruise missiles and UAVs for Hezbollah.
In another X post, IDF said it has captured a Syrian man who was allegedly carrying out surveillance operations on the border on behalf of Iran.
The captured operative was identified as Ali Soleiman al-Assi.
"During an intelligence-based, special IDF operation, IDF soldiers detained an Iranian terror network operative in Syria named Ali Soleiman al-Assi," IDF posted on X.
During an intelligence-based, special IDF operation, IDF soldiers detained an Iranian terror network operative in Syria named Ali Soleiman al-Assi.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) November 3, 2024
Al-Assi, a Syrian citizen who lives in the area of Saida in southern Syria, was under IDF surveillance and was found to be a… pic.twitter.com/Q2yAGIliiC
IDF said the operation prevented a future attack and led to the exposure of the operational methods of Iranian terror networks located near the Golan Heights.
Al-Assi was transferred for further investigation.
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