The military carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Saturday evening, saying it targeted a prominent Hezbollah operative after he “repeatedly violated” the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon over the past few weeks.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the member of Hezbollah’s aerial forces was involved in launching drones at Israel amid the ceasefire. The operative was later named as Abbas Ahmad Hamoud by Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Lebanese media outlets reported two people were killed in the Israeli strike, which hit a car near the town of Jarjouaa in the Nabatieh District.

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.

“As I warned, if there are drones, there will be no Hezbollah,” Katz said in a statement.

“We will not allow drone launches toward Israel. The launch of the drones crosses a red line and is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon,” he added.

Hezbollah’s aerial forces, known as Unit 127, are responsible for explosive-laden drone attacks on Israel and flying surveillance drones to collect intelligence. During the ceasefire,........

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