Israel eliminates over 2,000 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon — IDF chief of staff

russian news agencyRUSearchSectionsCloseEconomySportsCulture CloseRussian Politics & DiplomacyRussian Politics & DiplomacyInto section →FOREIGN POLICYDOMESTIC POLICYWorldWorldInto section →Business & EconomyBusiness & EconomyInto section →Oil & gas industryInternet & TelecomTrade & CooperationTransportMilitary & DefenseMilitary & DefenseInto section →Science & SpaceScience & SpaceInto section →Emergencies Emergencies Into section →Society & CultureSociety & CultureInto section →Press ReviewPress ReviewInto section →SportsSportsInto section →Special projectsTASSAgencyTASS todayHistoryManagementContactsProjects & ServicesTASS-PHOTONEWS TERMINALPersonal data processing policy TASSPress ReleasesPrivacy Policy​ tass.comTerms of useANTI-CorruptionSubscribeSocial MediaTelegramSubscriptionsRSSAdvertisingContacts{{dayPoint.date | date : 'd MMMM yyyy'}}{{newsPoint.date * 1000 | date : 'HH:mm'}} {{newsPoint.mark}}{{newsPoint.title}}{{newsPoint.title+ ' '}}{{newsPoint.subtitle}}All newsMiddle East conflictIsrael eliminates over 2,000 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon — IDF chief of staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir stated that the IDF will continue "the mission to locate the enemy in the area"TEL AVIV, May 6. /TASS/. Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), reported that since late February, the Israeli military has eliminated more than 2,000 armed radicals from the Shiite Hezbollah movement in Lebanon. "Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, more than 2,000 Hezbollah terrorists have been struck and eliminated. <…> We are on high alert to return to a powerful and broad campaign that will enable us to deepen our achievements and further weaken the Iranian regime," the IDF press service quoted him as saying. Zamir also stated that the IDF will continue "the mission to locate the enemy in the area and dismantling terror infrastructure" in southern Lebanon until the safety of residents in northern Israel is ensured.