An armed Hezbollah operative identified near Israeli forces in southern Lebanon was killed following a manhunt on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

The IDF said reservists of the 551st Brigade spotted the gunman in the Majdal Zoun area, inside Israel’s buffer zone.

The troops opened fire on the operative and, following a chase, killed the operative “to remove the threat,” the military said.

Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war with Iran in March by attacking Israel in support of Tehran, resulting in the destruction of large parts of southern Lebanon and the disruption of the lives of those living in northern Israel. US-sponsored efforts to halt fighting between the two sides have reduced hostilities, but have yet to achieve peace or bring the war to a definite end.

Israel is currently maintaining a “security zone” in southern Lebanon, from which residents have been ordered to evacuate, and where troops are dismantling the terror group’s infrastructure, which was used for attacks on Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a visit to the security zone — which runs up to 10 kilometers (six miles) deep — in south Lebanon on Tuesday, reaffirmed that forces would remain there so long as Hezbollah remained a threat.

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