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IDF Unit 869 detects Hezbollah ambush squad approaching forces; IAF drone strikes kill all 9 — southern Lebanon
·Southern Lebanon
Nine armed Hezbollah operatives were killed in a rapid combined-arms response in southern Lebanon on Day 22 (March 21). IDF 91st Division's Unit 869 detected the gunmen as they approached Israeli forces. Troops opened fire and the IAF carried out simultaneous drone strikes, 'eliminating' all nine with no IDF casualties. IDF published footage. A separate incident from the 36th Division operation on Day 23.
IDF 91st Division forces and the Israeli Air Force killed nine armed Hezbollah operatives approaching IDF positions in southern Lebanon on Day 22 (March 21).
UNIT: 91st Division, Unit 869 (intelligence/collection)
ACTION: Unit 869 detected armed operatives approaching the IDF operational area. In 'rapid closure,' ground troops and IAF drone strikes eliminated all nine.
CASUALTIES: 9 Hezbollah killed; 0 IDF casualties.
EVIDENCE: IDF published video footage of the drone strikes.
NOTE: Separate from Day 23 36th Division / 7th Armored Brigade operation.
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IDF: Unit 869 detected armed Hezbollah operatives approaching forces. 'In a rapid closure, fighters and the IAF eliminated the terrorists.' No IDF casualties. Footage published. 91st Division expanding security zone in southern Lebanon.
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