Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid
by William Christou in Beirut from World news | The Guardian on (#6RY8H)
Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member
The Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented operation on Saturday morning during which Israeli commandos landed on the shores of Batroun, northern Lebanon, captured the alleged official and escaped via speedboat.
In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a senior operative of Hezbollah" and transferred him to its territory to be investigated by military intelligence. The media outlet Axios cited Israeli sources as saying the captured man - Imad Amhaz - was responsible for Hezbollah's naval operations.
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