IDF Captures Hezbollah Officers in Baalbek Raid

Israel is claiming that they have captured several Hezbollah officials that were using an Iranian built hospital in Baalbek as a staff headquarters. This was a result of a daring commando raid sent in by way of helicopter transport combined with "unprecedented" (Lebanese witnesses) air coverage from the IAF.

The IDF also reported that at least 10 Hezbollah fighters were killed in the hours long gun fight.

The primary target of the raid was Muhammad Yazbek, a senior official in Hezbollah. However, he was not there at the time of the raid. However, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz said in a briefing on Wednesday that IDF forces "weren't there to obtain something specific." The IDF also claimed that the commandos did not take any wounded during this operation.

Hezbollah's private mouthpiece, I mean propaganda outlet, I mean privately owned news station, Al-Manar is claiming that those killed and captured during the raid were all civilians. Yeah, we're just going to ignore the fact that this hospital was built by the Iranians for the sole purpose helping wounded Hezbollah fighters and that it would go right along with their history to turn things like hospitals and ambulances into headquarters and transports for their fighters.

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