by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israel’s military said Saturday it had killed a key “Hezbollah terrorist” who allegedly revealed Israeli troop positions while posing as a journalist, amid intensifying clashes with the Iran-backed group.
“For years, Ali Hassan Shaib operated as a Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorist under the guise of a journalist for the [Hezbollah-affiliated] ‘Al-Manar’ network,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. “Turns out the ‘press vest’ was just a cover for terror,” it added.
The Israeli military said Shaib exposed Israeli troop positions in southern Lebanon and maintained direct contact with Hezbollah operatives.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS OVER JOURNALISTS KILLED
However, Al-Manar television reported that an Israeli strike killed “at least two Lebanese broadcast journalists,” though those claims could not be independently verified.
Journalist advocacy groups have previously expressed concern about reported attacks involving media workers in conflict zones.
Israel has maintained that Hezbollah has a history of embedding operatives among journalists to avoid detection and strikes.
WEAPONS FOUND IN SCHOOL, ISRAEL SAYS
The latest reported strike came shortly after the Israeli military suggested that the United Nations had failed to prevent Hezbollah from allegedly storing weapons in civilian infrastructure. Video footage reviewed by Worthy News seemed to confirm these findings.
“Inside of a school in the area of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon, IDF troops found anti-tank rockets, mortar shells, grenades, launchers, light firearms, explosives, and more,” the military said in comments monitored by Worthy News.
“All of this was found alongside UNHCR [refugee agency] markings of the United Nations,” it added.
There was no immediate response from U.N. officials.
CLASHES ESCALATE ON LEBANON FRONT
The developments come as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified alongside the broader regional war involving Iran and its allies.
Hezbollah has said it targeted Israeli troops and positions in recent days, including attacks near border areas, though battlefield claims from both sides could not be independently verified.
Observers warn the continued escalation along the Lebanon front risks further widening the conflict across the Middle East.
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