The Israeli army announced this Sunday that it had captured, for the first time, a Hezbollah militiaman in a tunnel during his operations in southern Lebanon and took him to the Jewish state for further interrogation, according to a military statement.
Israeli troops found a tunnel and inside “an underground complex approximately seven meters deep“with a habitable space of approximately 50 meters, where the militiaman was sheltered with weapons and equipment for a long stay, specifies the text.
The militiaman surrendered and was captured by the military, as shown a video released by the IDFthat They questioned him on the spot and they then took him to a detention center in Israel. The military did not provide further details.
It is about of the first Hezbollah captive announced by the army, which until now only reported the number of militiamen killed in southern Lebanon, about 400since the ground invasion began on October 1.
These operations were stopped this Sunday 25 Israeli soldiers seriously injured by anti-tank missiles in the south of the country, all from the same brigade but during different incidents. The army said they were transferred to a hospital.
IDF video as they captured Hezbollah militiaman who was transported to Israel for interrogation
“In addition, other soldiers were slightly injured and moderate during the incidents,” adds the text.
The army also confirmed Efe the launch of around 70 Hezbollah rockets against its territory during the night, in addition to close combat in the south of the neighboring country.
Tunnel where Hezbollah militiaman was captured
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Since Israel launched its ground offensive in southern Lebanon in the early hours of October 1, at least 14 Israeli soldiers were killed in attacks around the northern border: 10 during fighting in the south of the neighboring country, while 4 others did so in Israeli territory. Three civilians also died in Israel.
However, the greatest impact was suffered by Lebanon, where Israelis killed more than 2,100 people and hurt others 10,000most during the escalation of the last two weeks.
